The Chaati Journal

Guides & recipes from our kitchen

Plain answers about ghee, and the Punjabi dishes we make with it at home.

Ghee guides

Guide·5 min read

Both are called desi ghee. Here is what actually differs, what you can notice at home, and what only a lab can tell you.

Guide·3 min read

Grainy in winter, runny in June, layered in between. None of it means the ghee has gone bad. Here is why it happens.

Guide·3 min read

No fridge needed. Four simple habits keep a jar of ghee tasting fresh to the last spoon.

Recipe·4 min read

Equal parts atta, ghee and sugar. The simplest Punjabi sweet, and the one where good ghee matters most.

Recipe·5 min read

The laddoo every Punjabi grandmother makes when the first cold arrives. Roasted atta, ghee, jaggery and dry fruit.