A time-saving tip is to find out where your local Indian/Pakistani community finds their cooking supplies. There you can buy a can of ghee, or clarified butter.
I tend to not use that stuff just because it doesn't quite taste the same as fresh, clarified butter. It has kind of a weird nutty flavor to me.
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