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The Rasoi Chart
Every oil on one sheet — which to reach for, which to keep it away from, the heat it honestly takes, and the tradition beside it. Tape it inside the cupboard door.
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Truly Cold PressedThe Rasoi Chart
Which oil, for which job — tape it inside the cupboard door. Facts from our own pressing & lab data.
किस काम के लिए
| Oil | Reach for it when… | Keep it away from… | Heat it takes | Dosha (tradition) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GroundnutMOONGFALI | Everyday sabzi, tadka, shallow-fried pakora — the workhorse | A smoking-hot kadhai — fry steady at 160–175°C | ~180°C · deep-fry | Balances Vata |
| Black MustardSARSON · KACHI GHANI | Poori & bhajiya days, achaar, Bengali & UP-style tadka | Delicate desserts — it will win the argument | 250°C · deep-fry | Pacifies Kapha–Vata |
| Yellow MustardPEELI SARSON | Daily cooking where black feels too bold; pickles | Nothing much — the gentler mustard | 250°C · deep-fry | Pacifies Kapha–Vata |
| White SesameSAFED TIL · GINGELLY | Tadka with soul, chikki, South-Indian everyday, winter malish | Kadhai-frying big batches | 177°C · sauté | Pacifies Vata · warming |
| Black SesameKRISHNA TILA | Oil pulling (the classical choice), stir-fries, winter rituals | High-heat frying | 177°C · sauté | Pacifies Vata · warming |
| CoconutNARIYAL | Thoran & coastal cooking, hair champi — solid below 24°C is normal | North-Indian gravies that don't want coconut's voice | 177°C · sauté | Pacifies Pitta · cooling |
| SafflowerKARDAI · KARADI | Cakes & baking, light dals, neutral by design | Frying & hot tadka — low-heat oil | ~107°C · gentle | Pacifies Kapha · light |
| FlaxseedALSI | Chutneys, curd, smoothies, after-the-flame drizzles — fridge it | Any flame, ever | Raw only | Vata-friendly, in moderation |
| KalonjiNIGELLA · BLACK SEED | Half-teaspoon rituals, chaat drizzles, hair routine | Cooking — it's a drop-by-drop oil | Raw only | Balances Kapha–Vata |
| AlmondBADAM ROGAN | A spoon over warm milk or kheer, winter malish, baby massage* | The frying pan — waste of almonds | Raw only | Pacifies Vata · nourishing |
| CastorARANDI | Hair & scalp malish (blend 1:2 with almond/sesame), nails | The kitchen entirely | External only | Vata-pacifying (external) |
| A2 Gir GheeBILONA · दानेदार | Dal tadka, rotis, halwa & every festive fry — the 250°C classic | Guilt. A spoon, not a ladle — tradition's own rule | 250°C · deep-fry | Tridoshic in moderation |
The three-bottle rule
- An everyday oil — groundnut or sesame (coconut if your kitchen is coastal)
- A high-heat bottle — mustard for frying days; ghee when it's festive
- A raw finisher — flaxseed or almond, bought small, kept cool
Rotate within each role when a bottle empties — variety without a spreadsheet.
Heat, honestly
Unrefined oils smoke earlier than the refined figures printed on the internet — that's the flavour staying in. Match the oil to the flame:
Sediment at the bottom of any bottle = the ghaani being honest, not a fault. 4–6 month life by design; buy the size you'll finish.
*Baby & skin uses: patch-test first. Dosha lines describe tradition, not medical advice. Chart v1 · Aug 2026