Rapeseed oil vs olive oil

[MrsStop]

A quick question. I’m just looking at Made in India cookbook by Meera Sodha trying to find some inspiration.

I don’t know anything about rapeseed oil. I seem to remember reading here that olive oil, butter and coconut were best.

Do you think it’d be ok to replace with olive oil?

[Zest]

HI MrsStop

I think it would be fine to use olive oil - and an article to back up my view is here, if you want to have a look:

healthline.com/nutrition/ex...

I use both olive oil and extra virgin olive oil in cooking regularly.

I hope that you enjoy the recipes you're planning to make.

Zest

[MrsStop in reply to Zest]

Thanks Zest

[QueenTea]

I use all of them interchangeably- happy cooking 😉

[Rignold Keto]

It very much depends on the temperature you are cooking at. Olive oil is better at low temperatures a it has a relatively low smoke point.

I would tend to using ghee for Indian cooking though.

[MrsStop in reply to Rignold]

Never cooked with ghee before. It’s only for cooking onions and such so I think it’ll work out. Ta muchly

[andyswarbs]

Never cook with olive oil. When heated it is much more liable to smoke, an indication that it is going rancid.