Recipes with mustard seeds
257 recipes
Cucumber Oil Pickles
No-cook cucumber oil pickles with sliced onions in a vinegar, salad oil, celery salt, and mustard seed brine. A big-batch heritage recipe using 60 small cucumbers.
Mangoes
Historical American "mangoes" - stuffed pickled bell peppers filled with cabbage, mustard seed, and white pepper, brined and canned. 19th-century Midwest preserving tradition.
Toasted Curry Powder
Toasted curry powder oven-toasts coriander, cumin, fennel, cardamom and turmeric before grinding for a deep, aromatic, restaurant-style spice blend. Six-month shelf life in a tightly sealed jar.
Sweet Vegetable Curry Pot Pie with Rice Crust
A vegetable curry pot pie filled with sweet potato, eggplant, mushrooms, and peas in a fragrant sauce, topped with a sticky brown rice crust instead of pastry. Plant-based comfort food with Indian flair.
Sri Lanka Wattakka (Curried Pumpkin)
Wattakka is a creamy Sri Lankan pumpkin curry cooked in coconut milk and thickened with ground rice and mustard seeds. Served in the hollowed-out pumpkin shell for a stunning presentation.
Gobi Aloo
Gobi Aloo is a classic Indian dry curry of cauliflower and potatoes with mustard seeds, cardamom, cumin, coriander, cloves, and turmeric. A vegan, naturally gluten-free side dish ready in under an hour.
Roasted Red Pepper Mustard
Roasted red pepper mustard blends fire-charred bell peppers with mustard seeds, sherry, red wine, and honey. A complex artisan condiment for sandwiches, charcuterie boards, and grilled meats.
Chana Dhal (Or Dal)
Chana dal with turmeric, mustard seeds, green chilies, and a tarka of fried onion and garlic. A traditional Indian split chickpea dish that's vegan, protein-rich, and deeply spiced.
Couscous Patties
South Indian couscous patties made with ground urad dal, green chilies, ginger, mustard seeds, and curry leaves. Vegetarian, spicy, and shaped by hand.
Pitlai
Pitlai is a South Indian lentil stew with bitter gourd (karela), chickpeas, tamarind, and a ground coconut-spice paste. A tangy, complex vegetarian curry with toor dal and jaggery.
Coconut Chutney
South Indian coconut chutney with chickpeas, green chilies, and a sizzling mustard seed tadka. Serve alongside dosas or idlis, and freeze extra portions for easy meal prep.
Relish
Homemade garden vegetable relish with green peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, and eggplant in a sweet vinegar brine with mustard seed and celery seed. A great way to use summer produce.
Eggplant Curry with Peas & Cilantro
Indian eggplant curry with peas and cilantro: a vegan dry-fry baingan masala built on tempered mustard and cumin seeds, turmeric, and cayenne. Soft, almost buttery eggplant served over rice, topped with bright green peas.
Dry Potato Curry
Dry potato curry with mustard seeds, turmeric, cumin, and fresh ginger. Parboiled red potatoes tossed in a sizzling spice base for a sauceless Indian side dish ready in 35 minutes.
Chunky Mustard Beans with Red Peppers
Chunky mustard beans with red peppers blanch green beans, peppers, and onions, then bind them in a turmeric-mustard pickling sauce with celery seed and mustard seed. A bright, tangy pickled relish for water-bath canning.
Kids-Cook: Curried Vegetables
Kid-friendly curried vegetables with potatoes, carrots, and cauliflower in a mild tomato-spice sauce. A simple Indian-style vegetable curry that teaches real cooking skills.
No-cook cucumber oil pickles with sliced onions in a vinegar, salad oil, celery salt, and mustard seed brine. A big-batch heritage recipe using 60 small cucumbers.
Historical American "mangoes" - stuffed pickled bell peppers filled with cabbage, mustard seed, and white pepper, brined and canned. 19th-century Midwest preserving tradition.
Toasted curry powder oven-toasts coriander, cumin, fennel, cardamom and turmeric before grinding for a deep, aromatic, restaurant-style spice blend. Six-month shelf life in a tightly sealed jar.
A vegetable curry pot pie filled with sweet potato, eggplant, mushrooms, and peas in a fragrant sauce, topped with a sticky brown rice crust instead of pastry. Plant-based comfort food with Indian flair.
Wattakka is a creamy Sri Lankan pumpkin curry cooked in coconut milk and thickened with ground rice and mustard seeds. Served in the hollowed-out pumpkin shell for a stunning presentation.
Gobi Aloo is a classic Indian dry curry of cauliflower and potatoes with mustard seeds, cardamom, cumin, coriander, cloves, and turmeric. A vegan, naturally gluten-free side dish ready in under an hour.
Roasted red pepper mustard blends fire-charred bell peppers with mustard seeds, sherry, red wine, and honey. A complex artisan condiment for sandwiches, charcuterie boards, and grilled meats.
Chana dal with turmeric, mustard seeds, green chilies, and a tarka of fried onion and garlic. A traditional Indian split chickpea dish that's vegan, protein-rich, and deeply spiced.
South Indian couscous patties made with ground urad dal, green chilies, ginger, mustard seeds, and curry leaves. Vegetarian, spicy, and shaped by hand.
Pitlai is a South Indian lentil stew with bitter gourd (karela), chickpeas, tamarind, and a ground coconut-spice paste. A tangy, complex vegetarian curry with toor dal and jaggery.
South Indian coconut chutney with chickpeas, green chilies, and a sizzling mustard seed tadka. Serve alongside dosas or idlis, and freeze extra portions for easy meal prep.
Homemade garden vegetable relish with green peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, and eggplant in a sweet vinegar brine with mustard seed and celery seed. A great way to use summer produce.
Indian eggplant curry with peas and cilantro: a vegan dry-fry baingan masala built on tempered mustard and cumin seeds, turmeric, and cayenne. Soft, almost buttery eggplant served over rice, topped with bright green peas.
Dry potato curry with mustard seeds, turmeric, cumin, and fresh ginger. Parboiled red potatoes tossed in a sizzling spice base for a sauceless Indian side dish ready in 35 minutes.
Chunky mustard beans with red peppers blanch green beans, peppers, and onions, then bind them in a turmeric-mustard pickling sauce with celery seed and mustard seed. A bright, tangy pickled relish for water-bath canning.
Kid-friendly curried vegetables with potatoes, carrots, and cauliflower in a mild tomato-spice sauce. A simple Indian-style vegetable curry that teaches real cooking skills.
