4. Ghee

Grandma's favourite addition to any dish, be it rotis, parathas, curry, meat and, in more extreme cases, even with toast or biscuits.

However, grandma grew up when people thought ghee was healthy and necessary for the human body. It helped your skin glow, improve your memory and, somehow or the other, was heart healthy and reduced cholesterol levels as well!

Well, it is 2005. And while ghee might have a few healthy properties which include its content of monounsaturated fatty acids, its saturated fat content is too high to allow it to be anywhere close to being 'good for you'.

Ghee can make any dish delicious, so can its other cholesterol filled counterpart, butter, which is actually lower in calories:
1 tablespoon of butter gives you 90 calories.
1 tablespoon of ghee gives you 115 calories!

This is not to mean that you should avoid ghee. Just that you should consume it in moderation. This means you should be able to see those vegetables clearly and not have to fish them out!