Mustard seeds

Mustard seeds/ Sasve(kannada)/ Kadugu(Tamil)/ Aval(Telugu)/ Rai(Hindi)



Yellow Mustard seeds




This is a must in all our south Indian dishes.Used for seasoning-(Oggarane/ tadka).
In India, mustard is used largely for tempering food. In South India, it is fried in hot oil with curry leaves, chopped onion and then poured over curries. Mustard may very well be the starting point of some dishes. Mustard, ground with coconut, is used for different kinds of pachadis. Special preparations like pork vindaloo contain mustard as one of their major constituents.
Phosphorus 841mg 120% per 100gm, shows that it is a high source of phosphorous.
Phosphorus is a key element in all known forms of life. Inorganic phosphorus in the form of the phosphate PO43- plays a major role in biological molecules such as DNA and RNA where it forms part of the structural framework of these molecules. Living cells also use phosphate to transport cellular energy via adenosine triphosphate(ATP). Nearly every cellular process that uses energy obtains it in the form of ATP. ATP is also important for phosphorylation, a key regulatory event in cells. Phospholipids are the main structural components of all cellular membranes. Calcium phosphate salts assist in stiffening bones.