Ghee

Ghee is a type of clarified butter that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It is made by simmering butter, skimming the impurities from the surface, and keeping the clear fat while the solid residue is discarded. It is traditionally made from cow or water buffalo milk. The page says it has been used in rituals since the Vedic period, and that it is a sacred requirement in Vedic yajña and homa fire rituals, offered through Agni to various deities. A ghee lamp is offered in aarti, and ghee is one of the five parts of Panchamruta, which bathes the deities on Krishna's appearance day at Janmashtami and Shiva's at Maha Shivaratri. The Sanskrit word is ghrta, and Dravidian languages use words descended from ney. Ghee is 99.5 per cent fat, of which 62 per cent is saturated fat.