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.
Kalonji oil for hair and scalp: how to use it, and what it will not do
Dilution, timing, the smell problem and washing it out — plus the honest answer to the reels promising kalonji oil stops hair fall in...
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Kalonji oil: what it actually is, and how to use it
Kalonji, nigella and black seed oil are the same thing — and it is not black sesame, cumin or onion seed. The plain guide...
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Almond Oil Benefits for Skin and Hair, Honestly Assessed
Badam oil for face, hair and baby malish - what cold pressed almond oil actually does, what it probably does, and what it does...
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The kitchen oil chart: which oil for dal, sabzi, poori, achaar and baking
This is the article we wish we could laminate and stick inside every kitchen cupboard in the country: one chart, dish by dish, saying...
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Dhaga mishri vs regular mishri: what the thread changes
Break open a piece of real dhaga mishri and you will find a cotton thread running through the crystal — the dhaga that gives...
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Badam rogan: what real almond oil is — and how to pick it
Ask for almond oil in an Indian bazaar and you will hear its older name: badam rogan — rogan being the Persian word for...
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How much cooking oil does a family actually need each month?
It is the most practical question in the kitchen and the least answered on the internet: how much oil should the house actually be...
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How to read an oil label in India: FSSAI, AGMARK, cold pressed vs refined
An oil label in India is a legal document wearing a marketing coat. Part of what is printed there is required by regulation and...
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MUFA, PUFA, omega-3 and omega-6 in plain language
Oil labels have started speaking in acronyms — MUFA, PUFA, omega-3, omega-6 — and most explanations either drown you in chemistry or quietly turn...
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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...
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Which Oil for Vata, Pitta and Kapha — an Ayurvedic Massage Oil Guide
Sesame and ghee for Vata, coconut and groundnut for Pitta, mustard for Kapha - plus the simpler seasonal rule, and how to do abhyanga...
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