How to Start a Desi Ghee Business

Do you like desi ghee? Or maybe you’re already doing this business, or planning to start? If yes, then this article will be very useful for you, Insha’Allah.

I have only one request: please read the whole article carefully. Try to understand it fully. If something is unclear, ask me first before raising objections. Many ghee sellers sometimes get upset with me, thinking I write against them. That’s not true. I always clarify that yes, some people are dishonest in this trade, but there are also many who are doing excellent work.

So if your product is pure, why worry? As Muslims, we believe that what Allah has written in our destiny will reach us. Then why all the fear and panic?

Eight years ago, no one knew me. I simply worked hard, and today Alhamdulillah people know my name. You too should put in effort—you will succeed, Insha’Allah.

Now let’s get to the main topic.

How to start a desi ghee businessman — How to Start a Desi Ghee Business

A Real-Life Example

Recently, a religious scholar came to me. He said, “I want my son to start the desi ghee business on a big scale, just like you. We want to provide people with pure ghee.”

I asked him: “Have you or your son ever done business before?”

He replied: “No. I’ve always been in madrasa, and my son just completed his studies.”

So I said: “Then how will you manage? This work requires routine changes, physical effort, and hands-on experience.”

He quickly answered: “We’ll hire workers, and my son will just supervise.”

I smiled and explained: “If you don’t know the work yourself, how will you supervise others? Money alone doesn’t guarantee success. Skills and expertise make money, not just investment.”

In the end, we agreed that the best way is to learn the work yourself—make ghee with your own hands, understand the process, and only then expand.

Lessons From My 8-Year Journey

Here are some things I’ve learned in my 8-year journey with desi ghee:

1. Choose your field wisely – Just because someone else is successful in a business doesn’t mean you will be too. Think carefully: is this business suitable for you? Do you have the passion and resources?

2. Stick to your decision – If you choose ghee, then commit to it. Don’t keep looking left and right, thinking, “Oh, that person is earning more in another field.”

3. Learn from elders – Start with small experiments. I learned from my mother how to make butter and ghee. At first, I bought small tools like clay pots and hand churners. You can use steel ones (they are easier to handle).

4. Be ready for losses – In the beginning, you will make mistakes. I once lost 500 liters of milk, and another time even 1,000 liters went to waste. But I didn’t give up. Slowly, I understood the process.

5. Buy quality raw material – The foundation of good ghee is good milk or cream.

In our city, high-quality milk costs around 160 rupees per kilo, in villages 120, and sometimes even cheaper if bought in bulk.

Another shortcut: buy fresh cream directly from dairies where milk sellers separate cream in the morning. It costs around 1000–1050 rupees per kilo. Always buy fresh, not stored.

6. Simple process to start at home –

Take 5 kg of fresh cream and 5 kg of good-quality milk. Warm the milk, mix the cream into it.

Add a little yogurt and salt to set it like curd. Leave it for 24 hours. The more sour it gets, the better the ghee flavor.

After 24 hours, freeze it until firm.

Then churn it in a clay pot or even a blender. Butter will separate quickly.

Heat the butter slowly in a pan until foam disappears. Your pure desi ghee is ready!

Why Do It Yourself?

When you make ghee with your own hands, your heart will be satisfied. No chance of fraud, no doubts. You’ll know exactly what’s in it. And believe me, once you taste your own ghee, your heart will say: “This is the best!”

Yes, it requires effort and patience. But the happiness and peace you get from honest work cannot be described in words.