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Buy Butter & Cheese Online — White Butter (Makhan), Cheddar & Cream
Butter and cheese are chilled staples that need to travel properly, and GoDirect delivers them same-day across the Greater Toronto Area alongside the rest of your order. The shelf covers both the Canadian dairy basics and the white butter Indian kitchens actually cook with.
White butter — makhan, or makhni in Punjab — is the soft, pale, unsalted butter churned from cream rather than blocked and salted. It is what melts into a hot paratha, what crowns a bowl of dal makhani, and what is expected on makki di roti through a Punjabi winter. We carry it as Modhani White Butter and Modhani Makhni (White Butter). For everyday Canadian butter there is Gay Lea salted and unsalted — unsalted is the one for baking, where you control the salt yourself — and Becel margarine in Original Butter and Olive Oil for anyone who prefers a plant-oil spread.
The cheese side runs from Kraft Sliced Cheese Original Cheddar for sandwiches and burgers to a shredded mozzarella-cheddar blend, which is also what most home cooks reach for when making a cheese-loaded Mumbai-style masala toast or a cheese chilli. Philadelphia cream cheese comes in Soft Cream Cheese Original and Herb and Garlic, for bagels, dips and cheesecake. Nestle Milk Pak Cream fills in for the rich cream a North Indian gravy or a mithai-style dessert calls for.
Shop Gay Lea, Becel, Kraft, Philadelphia, Black Diamond, Modhani and Nestle. Pack sizes cover 200ml, 227g, 250g, 320g, 340g, 410g, 427g, 454g and 500g, with a 1.2kg size if you go through butter quickly or bake in volume.
A practical tip on handling: keep butter and cheese in the coldest part of the fridge, well wrapped, because both pick up strong smells easily. Take butter out 20 to 30 minutes before baking so it creams properly, and let hard cheese sit briefly at room temperature before serving so the flavour opens up. White butter is best used soft, straight from the fridge onto hot bread. Block butter and shredded cheese both freeze well if you buy the larger sizes.
Frequently asked questions
What is white butter (makhan) and how is it different from regular butter?
White butter, sold across North India as makhan or makhni, is freshly churned and unsalted, so it stays pale and soft rather than firm and yellow. It is the butter for parathas, for makki di roti with sarson da saag, and for finishing dal makhani, and it melts almost on contact with hot bread. Look for Modhani White Butter or Modhani Makhni (White Butter).
How do I get that restaurant finish on dal makhani?
The finish is dairy and patience. Simmer the soaked urad and rajma low and long until the dal breaks down and goes glossy, then stir in cream and a generous spoon of white butter right at the end, off a hard boil, so it emulsifies instead of splitting. Nestle Milk Pak Cream and Modhani White Butter are what to reach for. A final chhonk of ghee and kashmiri chilli over the top before it goes to the table does the rest.
What do I put on a paratha or a kulcha at home?
White butter, and more of it than feels reasonable. The Amritsari way with a kulcha or an aloo paratha is a cold knob of makhan dropped onto the bread the moment it comes off the tawa, so it melts into the layers rather than sitting on top. Serve with dahi and pickle. Modhani White Butter is the right texture for this; salted block butter is firmer and does not melt in the same way.
When should I use unsalted butter instead of salted?
Use unsalted for baking and for cooking where you want to control the seasoning yourself, since salt levels vary between butters. Salted butter is the everyday choice for toast, sandwiches and finishing a dish. Gay Lea comes in both.
What pack sizes are available?
Butter, cheese and cream come in 200ml, 227g, 250g, 320g, 340g, 410g, 427g, 454g and 500g packs, with a 1.2kg size available for larger households and heavier bakers.
Do you deliver chilled dairy same-day in the GTA?
Yes. GoDirect delivers butter, cheese and cream same-day across the Greater Toronto Area — add them to your cart and pick an available delivery slot for your city at checkout.