ghi
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7.2
A type of butter with the water and milk parts removed, used in Indian cooking
- noun
- /ɡiː/
- Indian
:
ghee
- "I sautéed the vegetables in ghi for a richer taste in the curry dish."
Examples
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"For the traditional recipe, make sure to use fresh ghi instead of regular butter."
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"I can imagine what he was like: hair greased in ghi, paste and ashes and cow dung on his face."
Fiction book (1995) -
"In Indian cuisine, many dishes are enriched with ghi to enhance their flavor."
Synonyms
ghee
vsghi
2
5.8
A type of butter made by heating it to remove water, used in Indian and South Asian cooking
has identical meaning but appears as an alternate spelling
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ghi comes from the Hindi ghī and the older Sanskrit ghṛta, which meant 'melted butter'. So ghi is a rich, clarified 'butter' used in South Asian cooking, made by removing the milk so it keeps longer and has a nutty flavor.