Coconut oil is a versatile cooking medium. It enhances the taste of all south indian dishes.
Coconut oil is now being extensively used in baking even in the west. It works really well in cakes and cookies.
It is a tasty medium for cooking dosa, paniyaram, oothappam etc
A quick tadka with this oil gives a traditional sambar, rasam, pulissery, poriyal and south indian style curries using seafood; a big burst of flavour and aroma.
Coconut oil is excellent for both skin and hair - works as a brilliant moisturizer for skin and a dry scalp and helps rejuvenate damaged hair. It can also be used on burns and wounds to help sooth the injury.