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🇮🇳Usha’s Garlic & Curry Leaf Tadka Ghee

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The Flavor Shortcut You Didn’t Know You Needed

✨ Born from tradition, perfected for your modern kitchen.
This infused ghee brings together golden garlic, crackling curry leaves, and the unmistakable warmth of Indian tempering spices. Use it as a base for cooking or as an instant tadka—straight from the jar.

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 15 mins
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Best Season: Suitable throughout the year
Description
  • 🔥 Instant Tadka: Just spoon over hot dal, rice, or sambar—no last-minute tempering needed.
  • 🍳 SautĂ© Shortcut: Start your dish with it instead of plain ghee or oil for deeper flavor.
  • đź«“ Flavor Finish: Drizzle on khichdi, brush on naan, or melt into soups and roasted veggies.
  • 🥚 Next-Level Eggs: Fry your eggs in this. You’re welcome.
Ingredients
  • 1/2 Cup ghee (See Usha's recipe for homemade ghee)
  • 6 cloves, garlic thinly sliced
  • 15 curry fresh leaves
  • 1 red dried chili, broken
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/16 tsp asafoetida
Instructions
  1. 1
    Melt the ghee in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
  2. 2
    Bloom the spices: Add mustard seeds first. Once they start to pop, add cumin, garlic slices, and the dried chili. Stir gently.
  3. 3
    When the garlic turns golden and fragrant, add the curry leaves (stand back—they’ll pop!).
  4. 4
    Add a pinch of hing, stir once, then turn off the heat.
  5. 5
    Let it cool slightly, then pour into a clean glass jar. Keep the solids in—every spoonful should be packed with flavor.

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving
Calories 911.16kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 102.73g159%
Saturated Fat 63.52g318%
Cholesterol 262.39mg88%
Sodium 6.92mg1%
Potassium 50.31mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 1.72g1%
Dietary Fiber 0.7g3%
Sugars 0.31g
Protein 0.84g2%
Vitamin A 868.47 mcg
Vitamin C 0.34 mg
Calcium 23.58 mg
Iron 1 mg
Vitamin E 3.05 mg
Vitamin K 11.76 mcg
Thiamin 0.01 mg
Riboflavin 0.01 mg
Niacin 0.15 mg
Vitamin B6 0.01 mg
Folate 2.36 mcg
Vitamin B12 0.01 mcg
Phosphorus 18.44 mg
Magnesium 10.44 mg
Zinc 0.15 mg

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Usha’s Kitchen Tip:

Keep a jar on the counter or in the fridge. It lasts for weeks and adds instant depth to anything you're cooking. It's a flavor concentrate—and a little goes a long way.

Your New Secret Weapon for Quick, Delicious Flavor

You know that moment when someone pours sizzling tadka over dal, and the whole kitchen fills with that heady aroma of garlic, curry leaves, and warm ghee? Yeah, that moment. This Garlic & Curry Leaf Tadka Ghee is a way to bottle that moment—so you can have it anytime, without the last-minute rush or splatter.

I keep a jar of this in my kitchen at all times. It’s my secret to adding instant depth to rice, eggs, dal, sautéed greens, or even soup. Made with pantry staples and done in under 10 minutes, it’s the kind

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