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Traditional ghee, patiently cooked until deeply golden and unmistakably nutty. Choose your jar; everything else can wait.
The everyday jar & the generous pantry jar
The pantry shelf
Buy any quantity here. At 12 jars of one size, the case price is applied automatically in your basket—no code, account or invoice.
Front500 ml
Case of 12: save R1 140R95 less per jar than the single-jar price. Jar savings exclude delivery.
Traditional ghee with a rich, nutty caramel character. Made for frying, roasting, baking and finishing.
Front1 litre
Save R65 with 1 litreCompared with two 500 ml jars at single-jar prices.
Case of 12: save R1 920R160 less per jar than the single-jar price. Jar savings exclude delivery.
A larger jar for homes that cook with ghee often. Full-flavoured, versatile and ready for the everyday stove.
Coming next
The same golden Maha Ghee in a compact jar for first tastes, gifts and smaller kitchens.
A deeper, darker expression with a more pronounced caramel and roasted-nut character. Made to melt over porridge, rice, vegetables, warm drinks and finished plates.
Our first infused ghee blends coriander, cumin, turmeric root, curry leaf, fenugreek and other warming spices. Gilded Ghee will lead a growing culinary and herbal range.
Sensitive to lactose? Traditional ghee making removes virtually all lactose and milk solids. Many people who do not get on with butter find ghee much easier to enjoy. Start with a little and see how it feels for you.
Explore Maha
One jar, many rituals
Sauté, fry and roast with it. Bloom whole spices in warm ghee for tadka, curry or any dish that needs a fragrant start.
Swap it for butter or oil in cakes, biscuits, pastry and traditional sweets. It is brilliant for greasing tins too.
Spoon it over porridge, rice, dal, soup, toast or roasted nuts. Blend a little into coffee, Mojo Malt, cacao or a warm spiced drink.
Our story
Maha Ghee started long before it had a label. I grew up eating ghee. My mom cooked from a well-loved recipe book filled with ghee recipes, and she taught me how to make it at home.
My own path took me deeply into Ayurveda and across India, where I learned more about the traditions around ghee and the care behind something that can look so simple from the outside.
Years later, a ghee-loving friend moved overseas and passed a handful of customers on to me. Mom and I decided to see what those few jars could become. We began at markets, grew into a professional production space, and we are still a family business at heart.
Traditional where it matters
Making ghee is a conversation with heat, time, colour and aroma. Every small batch moves at its own pace. We stay with it for many hours, watching the foam settle and waiting for the point when the moisture is gone and the flavour has deepened.
Proper caramelisation matters to us. We do not simply separate out butterfat and call it done. We let the batch develop its rich, nutty aroma, then filter and jar it while it is clear and luminous. The finer details stay part of our craft, but the flavour is yours.
Keep your jar happy
Maha Ghee is made to live in your pantry. Keep it sealed, upright, cool and out of direct sunlight. Always use a clean, completely dry spoon. Water is the quickest way to shorten the life of a jar.
Warm weather may melt it. Cooler weather may make it creamy or grainy. It can reset differently after transport, a little like coconut oil, and all of that is normal. Colour can vary slightly between small batches too. If you choose to refrigerate a jar, keep it refrigerated instead of moving it repeatedly between cold and warm conditions, where condensation can form.
The jar we are building toward
Our long-term dream is ahimsa ghee: ghee made through relationships and practices centred on non-harm and genuine care for the animals, land and people involved. Today we are still on the road to that standard, and we are inviting you into the journey.
Small batches, many patient hours and careful caramelisation in our professional production space.
Build the equipment, knowledge and demand to control more of the process ourselves.
Work directly with aligned farmers. Perhaps one day we will care for land and cows of our own.
Every purchase is a vote for the direction you want food to move in. Choosing Maha Ghee helps us invest in cleaner sourcing, direct farmer relationships and, eventually, true ahimsa ghee. We want quality and ethics to lead the business, not sit behind profit.
For chefs, caterers & serious kitchens
Maha Ghee is already being used by restaurants around South Africa. Its concentrated flavour and flexible high-heat use make it a beautiful ingredient for fine dining, roasting, frying, pastry, sauces, curries and finishing.
Request a kitchen quoteFoodservice pricing is shared privately and depends on confirmed packaging, volume and delivery requirements.
Learn & journal
Practical kitchen ideas, Ayurvedic wisdom, jar care and plenty of reasons to get excited about ghee.
Explore the ghee guideDelivered your way
Retail delivery with protective packaging is R150 for 1 to 3 jars and R200 for 4 or more. Wholesale delivery is quoted for each order.
From the people who use it
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Bought a jar at a market, from a stockist or through the website? Your real experience belongs here.
A group order for the superfans
We know prices are rising and it can be difficult to keep buying the good things you use every day. Gather friends, family or neighbours for one same-size case of 12 x 500 ml or 12 x 1 litre jars, then receive the Pantry Pool price on every jar.
Save R1,140 on 12 × 500 ml jars (R95 per jar), or R1,920 on 12 × 1 litre jars (R160 per jar), compared with buying the same jars at single-jar retail prices. Savings are on the jars; delivery is additional.
One jar size, one organiser, one invoice, one payment and one delivery address
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