The gift of Indian ghee with Sandeep Agarwal

​I met Sandeep Agarwal in 2010 when ​both of us enrolled into David Winston’s Herbal Certificate program. ​

A computer programmer and finance​ professional by training, Sandeep became curious about his roots.  His ​family opened a ghee (clarified butter) shop in India close to 130 years ago.  After a long journey, Sandeep knew he had to share this gift with ​​the American audience. ​

A little while ago, I sat down with ​him during a conference ​to talk about ghees, oils, and other fats.

​TAKEAWAYS

1.​What was Sandeep’s journey like; how his son’s illness inspired the entire family to change how they cook and eat

2.​​Why Sandeep explored the benefits of dairy fat and grass-fed cows, how to understand solid versus liquid fats/oils

3.​What are some interesting history related to fats in our culture​

​4.​What exactly ghee ​is, how it is made, ​what it supposed to look and smell like, ​the composition of vitamins ​​in ghee, cooking and storage ​​​​recommendations, why frying and baking with ghee is a great idea​

​5.​How to understand three constitutions of Ayurveda (Vata, Pitta, Kapha) – please feel free to explore Successes of Natural Healing with KP Khalsa for additional information about Ayurveda

​6.​How herbal training helped Sandeep to create a new line of medicinal herb-infused ghees; what are some of ghee’s properties and how it works as a perfect fat-soluble medium/carrier for herbs used in brain related disorders

7.​How to incorporate other healthy oils and fats ​into your ​life

FAVORITE QUOTES

“​Ghee is the fat product derived from milk and it’s fabulous​. It’s a source of many vitamins.”

​CONTACTING OUR GUEST

PureIndianFoods.com – 12 different ghees and 25 organic spices, grains and oils

​WEB RESOURCES

PureIndianFoods.com – 12 different ghees and 25 organic spices, grains and oils

Vasant Lad, the creator of The Ayurvedic Institute

Dave Ausprey’s Bulletproof Coffee

Butter World – Sandeep’s collection of 400 historical artifacts

​BROUGHT TO YOU BY

This episode is brought to you by ​Pure Indian Foods.

Pure Indian Foods is ​a company created by the 5th generation ghee makers.  

Ghee is a healthy, shelf-stable alternative to butter or other cooking oils. Since it has a high smoke point, ghee is one of the best fats you can try for baking and high heat cooking.

The product I usually have on hand in my kitchen is this 100% organic grass-fed ghee.​

Image courtesy of Sandeep Agarwal

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