The Ghaani Journal

Honest reading on oil, food & wellness

What refining really does, how Ayurveda reads your body, and how to use every oil we press — written plainly, no jargon.

Cooking Oils

What is kardai oil? Safflower oil in English, Marathi and your kitchen

If you grew up in Maharashtra, you know this oil by one name only. If you are trying to buy it online, or explain...

03 Aug 2026 1 min

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What is the bilona method?
A2 Ghee

What is the bilona method?

Curd, not cream. How bilona ghee is hand-churned and slowly simmered, why it takes 25 to 28 litres of milk per litre, what danedar...

31 Jul 2026 1 min

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Smoke points of Indian cooking oils
Cooking Oils

Smoke points of Indian cooking oils

The smoke point of every oil we press, in °C and °F, with what each one is actually for — and why the figures...

31 Jul 2026 1 min

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Why cold pressed oil costs more
Cold Pressed Basics

Why cold pressed oil costs more

Yield per kilo of seed, small batches, no solvent recovery and a 4 to 6 month shelf life. An honest breakdown of where the...

31 Jul 2026 1 min

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Why your cold pressed oil looks cloudy — and how to store it
Coconut Oil

Why your cold pressed oil looks cloudy — and how to store it

Sediment, winter solidifying and a 4 to 6 month shelf life are all normal for an unfiltered oil. What is actually happening in the...

31 Jul 2026 1 min

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Why achaar is always made with kachi ghani mustard oil
Achaar

Why achaar is always made with kachi ghani mustard oil

Pungency, allyl isothiocyanate and a sealing layer of oil — why Indian pickle has always been made in kachi ghani mustard oil, and why...

31 Jul 2026 1 min

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Which oil should you deep-fry in?
Cooking Oils

Which oil should you deep-fry in?

On our own measured figures, mustard oil is the only oil we press that comfortably holds deep-frying heat. The smoke points, what Indian frying...

31 Jul 2026 1 min

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Rock Salt vs. Refined Salt: Which One Truly Supports Your Health?
Himalayan Pink Rock Salt

أي ملح يجب عليك استخدامه؟!

شاهد هذا الفيديو لتتعرف على مخاطر الملح الأبيض المكرر وأهمية استخدام ملح الصخور الطبيعي.

02 Apr 2020 1 min

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Why Kachi Ghani

لماذا كاشي غني؟

قم بزيارة هذه الصفحة لفهم سبب أهمية استخدام زيوت Kachi Ghani في الحياة اليومية.

15 Dec 2019 1 min

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How Cold Pressed Oils Balance Vata, Pitta & Kapha – The Ayurvedic Way
3 Dosha

زيت كاتشي غاني يوازن "ضريبة القيمة المضافة" "بيتا" "كاف"

هنا نود أن نلفت انتباهكم إلى أن أخطر شيء في طعامنا اليومي والذي يسبب اختلال توازن "فاتا" في جسمك هو زيوت الطهي المكررة والمفلترة...

15 Dec 2019 1 min

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Bad Cholesterol

التخلص من الزيوت المقلية

تسخين زيوت الطهي مرارًا وتكرارًا لأغراض القلي يجعلها سامة. لا تستخدم نفس الزيت الذي استخدمته لقلي الطعام مرة أخرى.

15 Dec 2019 1 min

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