What is ghee and where can you buy it?

Where to buy ghee

East End Pure Butter Ghee, £5.65/500g, Waitrose

Happy Butter Organic Artisan Ghee, £10.78/300g, Amazon

6 x Ossa organic ghee, £55.50/6 x 265g, olive shop

Ghee recipes

Ghee-roasted spiced roots

These roasted roots make for a great gluten-free dinner party side. Ghee can be used in place of butter or oil in any recipe.

Tarka dhal

Make this nourishing, comforting dhal with garlic, ginger, cumin and kashmiri chilli for a punch of flavour that's not too fiery.

Keto chilli con carne

This wholesome beef chilli con carne is a satisfying meal packed with mushrooms, peppers and tomatoes. It's a winner whether or not you're following a keto diet.

Maharashtrian amti dhal

Olive’s Indian cooking expert, Maunika Gowardhan, shares her recipe for a classic sweet-and-sour vegan dhal from Maharashtra.

Sweet potato and chickpea curry

Try our vibrant sweet potato and chickpea curry for dinner tonight. It’s colourful, rich, hearty and packed with nutrients.

Lamb koftas with jewelled rice

Impress with homemade zesty lamb koftas on a bed of vibrant jewelled rice, flavoured with pomegranate seeds, cumin, coriander, cardamom pods, saffron and pistachios.

Lamb shank nihari

In Pakistan, this dish is traditionally cooked all night and eaten for breakfast with hot, freshly made naans. It’s often made with extra bones so the marrow enriches the curry further, while a homemade nihari masala spice mix takes this dish to the next level of flavour.

Healthy slow cooker chicken curry

Packed with aromatic spices like cumin, coriander and mild chilli, this slow cooker curry packs a punch in the flavour department and is gluten-free, too.

Cheese naan

Not strictly authentic, but we love cheese naan. This recipe takes it to the next level by adding two different cheeses and a kick of chilli.

Spiced potato rostïs

Potato rösti is traditionally a Swiss breakfast dish, but here Sabrina Ghayour takes us through her twist, which includes mustard seeds, chilli flakes and fenugreek. These spices give this recipe a real punchy flavour, and perfectly accompany your soft-boiled eggs. What's more, it's low-calorie.