Mustard oil is used as the primary cooking oil in many Nepali households. Nepalese also apply mustard oil to hair to promote healthy growth and use it to as a massage oil for relief from aches and pains. Good quality Mustard oil stores well. It is used in deep-frying and also as a natural preservative in many pickles and chutneys.
What is mustard oil used for in Nepali sandheko?
Good quality Mustard oil stores well. It is used in deep-frying and also as a natural preservative in many pickles and chutneys. Furthermore, many Nepali Sandheko dishes (salad-like dishes), stir-fries employ mustard oil to provide added flavor.
What is mustard seed pressed cake & peena in Nepali?
It is so much fun to watch how the pressed oil comes out. When the seeds are processed into oil, a by-product is obtained which is called mustard seed pressed cake and Peena in Nepali. Mustard seeds pressed cakes (Peena) is used in many ways – used for cattle feed, fertilizer, some people wash their hair and face.
Where did the mustard seeds come from?
The mill owner is Mr. Balram Karki and he has been in the business for the past seventeen years. I would like to thank him for showing me his factory and teaching me how the seeds are pressed into oil. He says that all the quality mustard seeds came from Citwan, Nawalparasi, and Dang-Bardia District, Nepal.