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Lapis, on 20/9/2009 01:50pm

"But Indians are quite happy to use it as it is"

So be it, but one of the leading causes of death in rural India is oral cancer, much of which can be blamed on tobacco, but there must be some causes that are due to other things, including food. India has one of the highest rates of oral cancer in the world. (What does this say about spices being cures for cancer, I wonder?)

If there is a possibility of a food could contribute to disease, in my book, it's worth looking into. India may have other reasons not to do so. :(

Mamta, on 20/9/2009 05:20pm

I know about the oral cancer in India Lapis, you just reminded me :-(. In my student days, if a person walked into the outpatient's with a long standing oral ulceration and lesions, 99% times it was cancer and much advanced usually. Almost all of them were tobacco chewers and they left the tobacco in their buccal cavity for hours everyday for years on end.

Mamta

kerry, on 5/10/2009 04:03pm

this oil is also used for both transplanted(bone marrow) and non transplanted boys with x-ALD, with much success. its purchased at indian food stores or through amazon, 4.99 plus 7.99 shipping

Winton, on 5/10/2009 08:57pm

I've been following Mamta's recipes for many years now. I like to use Mustard Oil as I think it gives an extra 'piquancy' to the recipes.

Recently I had every conceivable biochemistry and hematology blood tests done, all came back class A1 - so in conclusion I will continue to use it.

(But perhaps I'm the lucky survivor!)

turbonicus, on 7/10/2009 04:37pm

Recently bought from Tesco, love the taste. Any thoughts on this??

turbonicus, on 7/10/2009 04:56pm

Just came across this thesis

http://www.jamiahamdard.edu/thesis_mustard.asp

Quote "It may be concluded that it is the safest oil and is as good as any other edible oil."

Mamta, on 7/10/2009 04:58pm

Very interesting.

Well, I have been eating it for over 60 years and cooking in it for 30+ years!

Mamta

Maxine, on 27/3/2012 06:59am

can i make mustard oil by adding mustard powder to olive oil as i cant but it any where and i am making hot lims pickle or should i just use rapeseed oil instead. Thank you Maxine

Mamta, on 27/3/2012 10:54am

You can't make mustard oil like that, but rape seed oil will be fine. Indians use mustard because they like the flavour and pickle is 'said to' last longer in it.

Wiskers, on 17/2/2016 12:10am

Read a lot about the mustard oil kafafo. What all seem to be missing including the million dollar labs is that the Indian grandma never cooked in mustard oil without heating it to smoking point and than cooling it to the required temperature. Some of them used to do a whole lot of it and keep rest for use later in bottles etc.

Regarding pickles etc.; they are just not made with oil. The other major ingredient in it is rye. The pickle is not served till the pungent taste of the oil is gone and the rye ferments enough to give it a sour taste. So the chemical action of the two does the deal.

Un-heated or un-ryed mustard oil even in traditional indian getto was used for external use only.

May be the million dollar experts should go back to the labs and confirm what the age old Indian Grandma did.

Kev, on 20/3/2016 12:10pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0174nlm

Ive made this bengali fish curry by the hairy bikers. They use mustard seeds and mustard powder instead of mustard oil. Highly reccomend. Ive actually just bought some mustard oil and yes I was shocked to read the label. Wont stop me using it though, I trust the many people who have used it for years.

Mamta, on 20/3/2016 04:47pm

Bengali fish curries are great, they are the fish eaters of north east India. I have a few;

http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/recipe_display.php?id=10027

http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/recipe_display.php?id=10621

http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/recipe_display.php?id=10559

http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/recipe_display.php?id=10027

They are all nice.

This Tamil one is also nice;

http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/recipe_display.php?id=13874

and

Tuna curry;

http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/recipe_display.php?id=13825

Mustard oil gives a different flavour that the mustard seeds. I know that the bottles of oil say 'for external use only', but 100% pure mustard oil is/has been eaten in Indian for ever.

Enjoy your curry.

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