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Volume IVWesternFrench

Inspired by: Compound herb butter

  • All year

Rosemary–Thyme Herb Ghee (the Western Tadka)

Sauces, Spreads & CondimentsCondiment
Serves
20
Portion
1 tsp
Time
15 min
Texture
Soft
Season
All year
Dosha
  • Vata
  • Pitta
  • Kapha

Vata–Kapha

Ingredients

What you need

Translate ingredients
Ingredients for 20 servings
DoneIngredientHousehold measureQuantity (20 servings)Café batch ×5
Ghee (cow)½ cup100 g500 g
Fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme, sage, basil, parsley, oregano, dill, tarragon)rosemary, thyme, sage10 g50 g
Fennel (saunf)1 tsp seeds2 g10 g
Black pepper½ tsp crushed1 g5 g
Lemon juicezest of 15 ml25 ml
Rock salt (sendha namak)⅓ tsp2 g10 g

Method

How to cook it

  1. Step 1: Warm ghee gently with fennel seed and herbs 5 minutes — do not fry.

  2. Step 2: Off heat add pepper and lemon zest; steep 10 minutes.

  3. Step 3: Strain or keep herbs in; store in a jar.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

46kcal
Energy
0g
Protein
5g
Fat
0.1g
Carbohydrate
0.1g
Fibre
0.1g
Salt

Low salt · 0.1 g per serving (low <1 g; moderate 1–1.8 g; high >1.8 g)

Where the energy comes from

Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g

Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.

How we made it Ayurvedic

  • FromGarlic butter
    →
    Toherb ghee

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