Re: Pakistanis and Ghee: The Eternal Love Story
You are rite about the obsession with ghee PCG. My Nana, two months ago, would not even look at the yellow daal without having a garam garam ‘kaRaka’ of ghee on it right before it was served. He enjoyed the sound of the hot ghee mixing with teh daal, the smell, and finally the taste.
When I pointed this out to him constantly, he turned the topic towards another relative who had to have atleat an inch of ghee on top of his food and was healthy until his death (cause was old age, according to nana) or he would tell me how healthy it is to have ghee and pour some on my food as well!
Two months ago, Nana Abbu had a minor stroke. His blood pressure had always been in the 170/90 range for which he paid no attention and wouldn’t allow us to treat him. Alhamdullilah, he has recovered fully from the incident now.
And guess what? No more ghee! He has changed his diet so much that its amazing to see him gulp down vegie soup with just as much passion as the daal with ghee. 
Oh and now he takes utmost care with the timing of his medication plus the measuring of his bp (which happens to be almost thrice a day, lol and not exceeding 140/75). They grow so young as they age. I love Nana Abbu 
Btw, I thought mideast shut down a month or so ago? I may be wrong but I remember reading it in the paper a while ago.