Heera Brown Mustard Seeds 100g

A Gujarati friend's methia keri, mixed on newspaper spread across the kitchen floor.

• What: Brown mustard seeds (rai), whole
• Pack: 100 g
• Brand: Heera, from P&B (Foods) Ltd, Bradford
• Best for: Pickles, North Indian tadka, chutneys

Mustard seeds, also called kadugu (Tamil) · kaduku (Malayalam) · sasive (Kannada) · aavalu (Telugu) · rai (Hindi, Gujarati) · mohari (Marathi) · rai / sarson (Punjabi) · sorshe (Bengali).

What it is

Heera is the main brand of P&B (Foods) Ltd, a Bradford company that describes itself as one of the largest independent wholesale distributors of Asian foods across Britain and Europe. This is whole brown mustard seed, rai in Hindi, the lighter-coloured cousin of the black kadugu most Tamil kitchens use.

The seeds are reddish-brown and pop a little more gently, so the tempering is softer. Ground coarse, they give pickle masala its sharp, nose-tingling heat. Choosing between mustards? Brown for pickles and North Indian dishes; Heera Black Mustard Seeds 400g for everyday South Indian tempering; Swaad Mustard Seeds Black 100gms for a small jar of the black kind.

Tip: For a quick lime pickle, grind 2 tbsp of these with 1 tsp methi, then mix with chilli powder into salted lime pieces.

Goes well with: Heera Methi Seeds / Fenugreek Seeds, Heera Kalonji Seeds, 777 Turmeric Powder

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