Homemade butter step-by-step recipe with photos.

Butter and ghee (clarified butter) are essential ingredients in every Indian household. As a child, I have grown up eating both freshly prepared at home. My mother would collect cream from boiled milk and store it in the refrigerator every day. And towards the end of the week, she would churn it into butter. She would then make ghee out of the butter. A dollop of fresh butter on hot dosa or idli takes it to a whole new next level.

These days, butter is easily available in the market, but it does not have the freshness of homemade butter. My daughter loves idlis and she just can’t get enough of them when I serve them with a small dollop of homemade butter. Since I don’t boil milk and collect cream from it, I make butter using the regular store-bought cream. The end result is still the same – delicious butter and fresh buttermilk.

All you need to make fresh butter is cream, a whisk, and some muscle power. Go, whisk away!

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Homemade butter

Butter and ghee (clarified butter) are ential ingredient in every Indian household. These days, butter is easily available in the market, but it does not have the freshness of homemade butter.

Prep Time10 mins
Active Time30 mins
Total Time40 mins

Author: Shilpa

Equipment
Large bowl
Whisk

Materials
200 mL whipping cream

Instructions
Before starting, make sure the cream is chilled and very cold
Pour the cream into a large bowl
Start whisking it in circular motion
The cream starts to get frothy
The cream then starts to form a soft peak. We are half way there
Keep whisking it further
You will notice the colour changing into yellow
The fat (butter) and liquid (buttermilk) will start separating slowly
Continue until all of the butter and buttermilk is separated
Squeeze out the butter and put it in cold water. Alternatively, you may strain the butter using a strainer
Store the butter in refrigerator and use as needed
You may use the buttermilk for pancakes, cakes etc. or add a pinch of chaat masala / fresh herbs to make a refreshing drink