With the onset of summer, it’s time for an abundance of seasonal vegetables and nutritious dishes. Cooking oil plays an important role in Indian dishes in enhancing flavour and, most importantly, adding nutrition to the dishes as well. Hence, choosing the right oil is essential for enhancing the flavour and adding nutrition to the dishes. Let's explore a few dishes cooked using cooking oil in Indian cuisine and the nutritious value it adds to the dishes.

Healthy Recipes with Cooking Oil

Baingan ka Bharta with Kachi Ghani oil

Baingan ka bharta is a flavourful dish cooked with roasted eggplant, tomatoes, onion and masala. Start by roasting the eggplant in an open flame until the flesh is visible and the skin is removed. Once it is cooled down, mash it properly. Add sarson ka tel or any preferred cooking oil in a pan, heat it till it gets smoky and add onion, tomato, garlic and spices of your choice such as jeera, ajwain, garam masala, and dhania. Sarso ka tel is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and monosaturated fats, which in turn keep the heart healthy and reduce inflammation in the body.

Palak Paneer with Desi Ghee

Palak paneer is a nutritious and creamy dish made with paneer, spinach and spices. Start by boiling spinach in boiling water and puree it in a blender. Take ghee in a pan and heat it, adding spices such as jeera, onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, and other spices of your choice. Once it is cooked properly, add cubes of paneer in it and cook well. Ghee is very beneficial for our health and our immune system; it adds fat-soluble vitamins to our diet and is good for our health.

Aloo Gobi with Sunflower oil

Aloo Gobi is a soothing curry cooked with potatoes, cauliflower, and spices. To begin with, heat sunflower oil in a pan and add the spices of your choice, such as jeera, dhaniya, masala, and turmeric. Once heated, add chopped potatoes and cauliflower to the pan and keep it on low flame until it gets soft and tender. Stir it well so that the spices get mixed up with the vegetables, and cook for around 20 minutes. Sunflower oil is a good source of vitamins K and E and lipids. The presence of high lipid content may act as an energy booster.

Masala Bhindi with Sarson ka tel

Bhindi is a simple and flavourful dish made with okra, onion, tomatoes, and spices. Start by heating the sarson ka teal in a pan until it gets smoky. Add cumin seeds and dried chillies to the pan. Add chopped bhindi and saute it until it gets brownish and crispy. Add onion, tomato, garam masala, and other spices of your choice. Stir the bhindi and spices until they soften and mix well. Sarson ka tel is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and monosaturated fats, which in turn keep the heart healthy and reduce inflammation in the body. 

Chana Masala with Olive Oil

Chana masala is a flavourful and tangy dish cooked with onion, tomato, ginger and other spices. You can start by sauteing the onion, garlic and ginger in olive oil. Saute the ingredients until they soften. Once done, add chana, chopped tomato and spices such as jeera, ajwain, dhaniya, garam masala, chana masala and other spices of your choice. Stir well and cook it till chana is mixed with the spices well, till it gets tender. Olive oil is good for health, boosts digestion, reduces the risk of diabetes and relieves pain.

Using cooking oil in your dishes adds flavour and nutrition to the dishes. Hence, choosing the right oil for cooking is as essential as choosing different ingredients for your meal. 

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