evidence: If vegetable oils are so bad, why is so much Indian food made with them? I decided to keep digging and ask one important question: The use of unhealthy vegetable oils wasn’t always the norm in Indian cooking. Traditionally, Indians cooked with mustard, groundnut, sesame, and coconut oils. These seeds and nuts grow native to India and are known to have high oil content when extracted via cold pressing. [...] I personally refuse to eat foods with vegetable oils because they make my gut feel horrific. Indian food served in restaurants is a no-go for me. I may go out for Indian once every 6 months or so, but it’s definitely no longer a regular occurrence. The only time I really eat Indian food now is when I’m home with my family and can control the type of oil my mom cooks the curries or other finger foods with. I’ll only eat it if she’s used coconut oil, ghee, butter, or olive oil.