As nouns the difference between ghee and chaunk
is that ghee is a type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee while chaunk is a garnish made by frying mustard seed, asafoetida, and other whole spices in oil or ghee to release the flavours. Added to soups, curries, etc., at the end of cooking.
ghee
Alternative forms
* ghi
Noun
(-)
A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
(India) vegetable oil for cooking.
Quotations
* 1973 Madhur Jaffrey - An Invitation to Indian Cooking
*: There are two kinds of ghee'. ''Usli ghee'' or clarified butter is used rarely, partly because of its expense and partly because Indians consider it "heavy". The more commonly used ' ghee is a mixture of various vegetable oils.
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chaunk
English
Alternative forms
* chhaunk
* chounk
* chonk
* chhounk
* chhonk
Noun
(en-noun)
(cooking) A garnish made by frying mustard seed, asafoetida, and other whole spices in oil or ghee to release the flavours. Added to soups, curries, etc., at the end of cooking.
