Originally Posted by
slawecki
indian restaurant cooking can give one a serious lactose attack. some cook with a huge amount of ghee, which is concentrated lactose.
"The milk solids that do remain in butter are removed when the butter is clarified (what the Indians call ghee). There might be minute amounts of lactose in ghee but it is unlikely to be enough to have an effect on those who are lactose intolerant."
http://www.drgourmet.com/askdrgourme...e-butter.shtml