Rediscovering Cold Pressed Oil🌿 : A Taste of Tradition with Spice Supermarket LTD

22/05/2025

Rediscovering Cold Pressed Oil🌿 : A Taste of Tradition with Spice Supermarket LTD

🪔 Introduction: Back to Our Roots

In kitchens across India, generations have trusted cold pressed oils — not just for their rich flavors, but for their health benefits and purity. Whether it’s your mother’s gingelly oil for tamarind rice or your grandmother’s coconut oil for perfect Kerala curries, cold pressed oils (also known as “wood-pressed” or “kachi ghani” oils) are a staple in Indian cooking.

At Spice Supermarket LTD, we proudly bring you cold pressed oils crafted in the classical, traditional way — directly from our own brand’s farm-fresh production units in India. These oils are carefully extracted without heat or chemicals, preserving their purity and nutritional value. From seed to bottle, our process is rooted in heritage and quality.

Today, even Indians living in the UK are going back to their roots. If you’re craving that familiar aroma and authentic taste, Spice Supermarket LTD brings the best cold pressed oils right to your kitchen — from cold pressed gingely (sesame) oil, groundnut oil, to virgin cold pressed coconut oil.

🛕 The History of Cold Pressed Oils: A Traditional Story

Before industrial refinement took over, Indian villages extracted oil through a gentle method known as “marachekku” or “ghani” pressing — a slow, wooden mill process that retains the oil’s nutrients and natural taste.

Imagine a bullock walking around a wooden churner, crushing oil-rich seeds at a low temperature without chemicals or heat. That’s the original cold pressed method, and the oils extracted this way were more than cooking mediums — they were medicine, ritual, and memory.

🥘 Why Indians Use More Oil — and Why Cold Pressed Is Better

We Indians love flavourful, spiced cooking — which means oil plays a huge role in our dishes. Whether it’s sautéing mustard seeds, frying pakoras, or simmering masalas, oil is essential.

But not all oils are created equal. Refined oils lose nutrients and are often chemically processed. Cold pressed oils, on the other hand:

Retain antioxidants, vitamins, and natural fats
Are chemical-free and unrefined
Have better aroma, deeper flavor, and enhanced cooking results
Are heart-healthy and support digestive wellness

So if you’re cooking Indian food often, switching to cold pressed oils from Spice Supermarket LTD is a smart and tasty choice.

🌍 Cold Pressed Oil – What It’s Called in Indian Languages

Tamil: Marachekku Ennai (மரச்செக்கு எண்ணெய்)
Telugu: Gaanuga Nune (గానుగ నూనె)
Kannada: Gaanada Enne (ಗಾಣದ ಎಣ್ಣೆ)
Malayalam: Velichenna (വെളിച്ചെണ്ണ)

No matter what you call it — it’s the essence of Indian cooking.

🍛 How Cold Pressed Oils Enhance Cooking

Each type of cold pressed oil offers unique regional charm:

Cold Pressed Gingely (Sesame) Oil:
Perfect for Tamil-style puliyodarai, sambar, or as a base for chutneys. It adds an earthy depth and is revered in South Indian homes and temples.
Cold Pressed Groundnut Oil:
A staple in Gujarati and Maharashtrian cuisine. Great for undhiyu, thepla, or shallow frying batata vadas.
Cold Pressed Coconut Oil:
Loved by Malayalis for avial, fish curry, and puttu-kadala. Its aroma is unmatched, and it’s a versatile base even in sweets like banana halwa.

🍳 Quick Indian Recipes Using Cold Pressed Oils

1. Kerala-Style Coconut Stir Fry (Thoran)

Ingredients: Cabbage (shredded), grated coconut, mustard seeds, curry leaves, green chilies
Oil: Cold Pressed Coconut Oil
Method: Heat oil, temper mustard seeds and curry leaves, add cabbage and coconut. Cook lightly — don’t overdo it!

2. Peanut Oil Bhindi Fry

Ingredients: Bhindi, onions, turmeric, salt, red chili powder
Oil: Cold Pressed Groundnut Oil
Method: Sauté onions and bhindi in the oil until crisp. Serve with roti.

3. Gingelly Oil Tamarind Rice (Puliyodarai)

Ingredients: Tamarind paste, mustard, curry leaves, peanuts
Oil: Cold Pressed Sesame Oil
Method: Make tamarind paste base in gingely oil, mix into rice. Garnish with fried peanuts.

🇬🇧 Living in the UK? Bring Indian Traditions to Your Kitchen

You don’t have to miss home-cooked meals. Even if you’re far from your village oil mill, you can still cook the traditional Indian way. Whether you’re in London, Birmingham, Manchester, or Glasgow, you can now order:

✅ Cold Pressed Gingely Oil
✅ Cold Pressed Groundnut Oil
✅ Cold Pressed Coconut Oil

Right here from Spice Supermarket LTD – the UK’s best Indian grocery store online.