2. Take the collected malai in a blender and blend it. Slowly the malai starts to leaves the excess water and becomes a thick mass. Continue to blend for a interval of 30 secs and check once.
3. The thick mass formed is the butter and the liquid is the butter milk. At one stage the buttermilk and the butter separates completely.
4. Remove it from the blender at this time and transfer to a kitchen towel or muslin cloth. Now add the ice cubes at this stage and close the kitchen towel for a min. This will make the butter firm. Using the kitchen cloth separate the butter and buttermilk completely.
The butter will be little watery so with the kitchen towel squeeze out the excess water complexly. This is the homemade butter and we can prepare ghee from this. The excess buttermilk can be used in gravies or even to knead the dough. Also it may taste sour so cannot be had directly.
Homemade Butter
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Ingredients
- 1 cup Malai or Milk cReam
- few Ice cubes
Instructions
- Collect the malai from the milk daily and store in the fridge .When it reaches a good quantity. Get ready with the malai to prepare homemade ghee.
- Take the collected malai in a blender and blend it. Slowly the malai starts to leaves the excess water and becomes a thick mass. Continue to blend for a interval of 30 secs and check once.
- The thick mass formed is the butter and the liquid is the butter milk. At one stage the buttermilk and the butter separates completely.
- Remove it from the blender at this time and transfer to a kitchen towel or muslin cloth. Now add the ice cubes at this stage and close the kitchen towel for a min. This will make the butter firm. Using the kitchen cloth separate the butter and buttermilk completely.
- Homemade Butter is now ready.
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Notes
- The malai collected from milk is the homemade cream and you can use it in cooking.
- The buttermilk got while preparing butter can be used in kneading dough.
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