Recipes India - Mustard

Mustard
 
Mustard is the spice popularly used in seasoning of foods.

It is an erect, multi-branched herbaceous plant, cultivated in most temperate climates and normally grown in certain tropical and sub-tropical regions as a cold-weather crop.

Mustard is used in variety of forms like seed, paste or powdered form. It is believed that spreading mustard seeds around the exterior of the home will keep out evil spirits.

In India, mustard is grown in the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab.