Is unrefined palm oil used in Indian cookery, and if so is there a specific use for it?

Sid

It seems more used in African and South East cookery but is sold by 'Spices of India' so presumably has some use in Indian cusine.

I'd hazard a guess its used for frying

Steve

I bought some a while ago and have been using it occasionally. I was just wondering if it was used for anything specifically in Indian cooking. Because it is unrefined I was under the impression that the smoking point would be lower, so I have just been mixing some of it into certain dishes midway through the cooking process. I think it has a nice flavour to it I think, although others have disagreed with me lol.

Sid

I am not familiar with the use of palm oil in Indian cooking, I am not even sure if palm is grown in India. It is possible that some is grown and produced now, I left more than 40 years ago!

I do remember that some of the soaps we used to have contained it, it is supposed to be god for the skin. I tend to use rapeseed oil mainly, and mustard oil for vegetables bhajies/sabjies/curries.