Yellow mustard seeds

Smurphington

Hi I have found some yellow mustard seeds lurking in my cupboards - can anyone give me any recipe inspiration with what to do with them?!

Wraithlady

Assuming you don't have enough for home-made mustard, I would use them in Indian or South Asian-style dishes.

There's a recipe I had (which I can't find atm) for a side dish which uses grated carrots, water or stock, salt, turmeric and mustard seeds. Heat a glug of oil in a pan, cook the (about 1 tbsp) mustard until it pops, add the remaining spices (about 1 tsp of each), then the carrots, fry for a minute or two then add 2-3 tbsp water or stock. Goes well with curries - it's quite dry but very flavourful.

-taff

I use some to make chana dal, thy loo like split peas or lentils, very cheap in Asda, cook with various spices, I just made up amounts, didn't really follow a recipe, they make a thick stew, or a side dish, or a soup depending on how much water you add, good for diabetics [low GI] and very filling.
Also, you could make picallili and chuck them in there. Pickle some onione or cucumber with them.

tiredwithtwins

I use it in saag aloo .. I always find spuds and spinach in the reduced section at supermarkets, so have loads made up in the freezer ..
good glug of oil and a big knob of butter,
heat slowly in a pan (I have a pan I just use for curry)
add a tablespoon of yellow mustard seeds and gently fry
when they start popping, add a tsp of cumin, tsp of turmeric and a tsp of garam masala .. if you want it hotter, add more of each and also a tsp of chilli/cayenne
stir,
add a heap of cooked, cubed spuds and cook for a few mins then add couple of handfuls of spinach .. allow to wilt,
then serve and eat!!


I like it very mild and like to be able to taste the mustard seeds, but if you like it hotter then just adjust the spices ..