Topic: Chicken Tikka Masala demo

[DARTHPHALL]

I use Olive oil in my heavily Spiced 99.9% Vindalloo & Madras.
The reviews from members who have tried it speak for themselves, next 2 weeks i will be making another 15 Onion base with half the amount of Oil & the Oil i do use will be ...Olive oil which will make my Curries 100% healthy therefor the only derogatory statement you can make about them health wise will be the actual fat content, buy if you understand nutrition, will know its not all bad.

Enjoy your food     DARTH 

[curryqueen]

Surely if you use olive oil in your base gravy and for cooking curries this would give a different flavour to the finished dish.? Does it?? Just wondering, only some olive oils can be quite strong in taste and aroma.

[DARTHPHALL]

Hi CurryQueen.
I use the very light colored Olive Oil as it has much less flavor, i don't like extra virgin Olive oil & funny enough nor do the Greeks ,They laugh at us western folk because it is considered the dregs of Olive Oil, they also use the clear form of Olive Oil & sell the dark extra virgin Oil to silly tourists  ;D 
Try it see what you think.

DARTHPHALL..... .....

[CurryCanuck]

I think that you would be hard pressed to find any Indian restaurant globally using olive oil , as it does , regardless of type , impart its own unique flavor . Canola , vegetable or sunflower oil would be a better substitute and is just as healthy .

The Bad Fats -
Saturated Fats - Saturated fats raise total blood cholesterol as well as LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol).

Trans Fats - Trans fats raise LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) and lower HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol).

The Good Fats -
Monounsaturated Fats - Monounsaturated fats lower total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) and increase the HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol).
Polyunsaturated Fats  -   Polyunsaturated fats also lower total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. Omega 3 fatty acids belong to this group.

Therefore, based on the above classification, the "ideal" cooking oil should contain higher amount of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats and with minimal or no saturated fats and trans fats.

Best cooking oil - The Verdict? As long as you're using fats and oils sparingly in your cooking and preparation, it would be fine to use any one of the following "good" oils. All of the following oils are low in saturated fats and trans fats. Some have high concentration of monounsaturated fats such as olive oil. Choose corn oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, soy oil or canola oil if you wish to fry foods as these oils have higher smoke point. It is best not to fry with olive oil as its smoke point is only about 190C/375F.

    * Good Cooking Oils:
           canola oil
           flax seed oil
           peanut oil
           olive oil
           non-hydrogenated soft margarine
           safflower oil
           sunflower oil
           corn oil

The following "bad" oils contain high percentage of trans fat or saturated fats. Some, such as coconut oil, even contain more saturated fats than animal products!

    * Bad Cooking Oils:
           Vegetable shortening
           Hard margarine
           Butter
           Palm oil
           Palm kernel oil
           Coconut oil

[Mark J]

nice one CC, interesting summary, Im just making the KD base woth corn oil at the mo

[DARTHPHALL]

I agree CC about Take-aways not using Olive Oil , but i use it to just make my overall diet that little more healthy.Also i use far less Oil in my Curries now & therefore you are unable to taste the Olive Oil.
But as we all agree I'm sure,Taste is a personal thing. 
Bloody excellent & informative post though mate...niiice.