By Maneka Gandhi for The Bihar Times [1] on 18 Jul 2009(Bihar, India) Some years ago it was discovered that owners of Vanaspathioils were putting cow and pig lard into the oil. There was a furor whichdied down after a few months and no one knows till today what happened tothe Jains who owned the enterprise ? but I have little doubt that they gotoff and a few bureaucrats and policemen are richer.Ghee (from Sanskrit gh?ta meaning “sprinkled”) is clarified butter, sacredto the gods. On June 13, a ghee manufacturing unit was raided by the healthofficers and police of Agra . Hundreds of tins of ghee were found in theJharna nullah locality . The so called ghee was being manufactured fromanimal fat boiled in huge iron pans. “25 big drums, 150 tins and fourfurnaces, knives and country pistols were recovered from the site” a policeofficial said. “Animal hides of cows, monkeys, donkeys, horses and dogshanging by the trees and bones littered showed the scale of manufacturingbeing carried out clandestinely for years.”Now comes the standard Indian part ? “Police said at least 50 people musthave been working there in the sheds but none could be caught, probablybecause the information about the raid was leaked to them.”Agra Municipal corporation?s animal husbandry department Chief B.S. Vermasaid that residents of the locality had complained for years about thespurious manufacturing unit but the department could not find the unit.TV channels aired footage filmed at ghee manufacturing plants. The footageconfirmed that across India animals were being rendered and their fat addedto ghee. The ghee plants had dead animals all around, animal fat boiling inbig drums and slabs of fat hanging from the ceilings.Members of ISKCON collected samples of commercial ghee in Pune and sent themto be tested at the Anatech Laboratory and research centre in Bangalore. Thetests based on the Fancier-Transbraned Infrared spectrum Replication showedbeyond a doubt that the ghee contained animal fat. This laboratory which hasanalyzed hundreds of ghees said that of all the brands in India, Amul wasthe best brand for ghee and butter, with even Nestle adulterated with about5% vegetable oil fats. They said that most ghee, including Amul, was amixture of cow and buffalo milkUnfortunately most labs in India do not have the equipment to test. They cansimply say that the ghee is adulterated. Why is ghee being adulterated?Firstly, because there is no milk. India prides itself on being the world?slargest producer of leather so all the cows are being killed off rapidly toservice the hundreds of leather units in Chennai, Kanpur and Kolkata ? whichkill lakhs of cows and calves. Recent raids have found that only 30% of the“milk” we drink, is milk. The rest is a mixture of soap, urea, earthwormfat, oil and whiteners. So if there is no milk, how does one get the ghee?450,000 tonnes of ghee are supposedly made every year, 80% of which is eatenand the rest offered to the gods in rituals that include marriage and death.This is an impossible figure ? the actual ghee would be less than a quarter.The second reason is that milk products like ghee only have a 5% profitmargin so the only way to be profitable is to use animal fat.If you insist on ghee make your own. Boil milk. Keep taking the cream off.When the cream is cold, take a wooden stick and churn it. The waterseparates and the rest becomes unsalted butter. Melt the butter over lowheat gradually in a heavy-bottomed pot. Do not stir. Cook until it is aclear golden liquid. It may bubble and foam may form on top which you?llneed to skim off and discard. Remove from heat while the liquid is a cleargold. Any darker and it?s overcooked. Take a large sieve and line it with 4sheets of cheesecloth or muslin. Place it over a clean dry pot. While stillhot, carefully strain the ghee through the cheesecloth-lined sieve into thepot. Transfer the strained ghee carefully into a clean glass jar and shuttightly. Ghee at room temperature looks semi-solid. Ghee can be stored forextended periods without refrigeration, provided it is kept in an airtightcontainer to prevent oxidation. Always use a clean utensil to scoop outghee.Some rights reserved.Source URL: http://news.iskcon.com/node/2148
Pure Desi Cow Ghee (clarified butter) prepared by vedic method from the milk obtained from indigenous breed of Gir cows. Desi ghee is suitable for,
● daily cooking
● offering in Yagna sacrifices or other religious purpose
● as a medicine to treat various debilitating diseases
● fit to be used in panchkarma therapy
● as nasal drops for improving sinusitis and eyesight.
Pure Desi Cow Ghee is made of cow’s pure & fresh milk using the traditional standards, the cows are kept in a stress free environment. They are given fodder & concentrate produce of our own farmlands along with clean water to keep them in healthy state.
Cow Ghee (Clarified Butter)
Buy online Pure Cow Ghee (unsalted clarified butter), from native Indian Gir Breed. Mostly used in India for cooking recipes, baking or any ayurvedic…
Pure Desi Cow Ghee (clarified butter) prepared by vedic method from the milk obtained from indigenous breed of Gir cows. Desi ghee is suitable for,
● daily cooking
● offering in Yagna sacrifices or other religious purpose
● as a medicine to treat various debilitating diseases
● fit to be used in panchkarma therapy
● as nasal drops for improving sinusitis and eyesight.
Pure Desi Cow Ghee is made of cow’s pure & fresh milk using the traditional standards, the cows are kept in a stress free environment. They are given fodder & concentrate produce of our own farmlands along with clean water to keep them in healthy state.
Cow Ghee (Clarified Butter)
Buy online Pure Cow Ghee (unsalted clarified butter), from native Indian Gir Breed. Mostly used in India for cooking recipes, baking or any ayurvedic…
Had been using Home Made Ghee.. but had to use VERKA COW MILK at times or the ghee from Local Dairies.. Thank You for Telling AMUL is best among all Indian Ghee Brands..
Hari Hari!!!!!
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Pure Desi Cow Ghee (clarified butter) prepared by vedic method from the milk obtained from indigenous breed of Gir cows. Desi ghee is suitable for,
● daily cooking
● offering in Yagna sacrifices or other religious purpose
● as a medicine to treat various debilitating diseases
● fit to be used in panchkarma therapy
● as nasal drops for improving sinusitis and eyesight.
Pure Desi Cow Ghee is made of cow’s pure & fresh milk using the traditional standards, the cows are kept in a stress free environment. They are given fodder & concentrate produce of our own farmlands along with clean water to keep them in healthy state.
Buy Pure Desi Cow Ghee @ VedicGiftShop
Pure Desi Cow Ghee (clarified butter) prepared by vedic method from the milk obtained from indigenous breed of Gir cows. Desi ghee is suitable for,
● daily cooking
● offering in Yagna sacrifices or other religious purpose
● as a medicine to treat various debilitating diseases
● fit to be used in panchkarma therapy
● as nasal drops for improving sinusitis and eyesight.
Pure Desi Cow Ghee is made of cow’s pure & fresh milk using the traditional standards, the cows are kept in a stress free environment. They are given fodder & concentrate produce of our own farmlands along with clean water to keep them in healthy state.
Hari Hari!!!!!