hello!!!

could u pls tell me wat is the diffrence in rai & sarsoo?

thanx

Sarson is the Hindi name of Mustard plant. It's seeds are called Rai in Hindi, though can also be calles Sarson seeds. So, they are one and the same thing.

Most Indian cuisine uses black or brown..ish mustard seeds. Yellow mustard seeds are not common in India. In fact i don't remember ever seenig them there.

Mamta

thank you very much mamta g!!!

u r so kind ki aap is tarah se humaree problems solve kar detti hai.

thanks a lot!

Bade log issi liye hote hain na, savalon ka jawab dene ke leye ;-)!

You are most welcome Poonam :-)

Mamta

lol - savalon - isnt that a cream?

Savalon, pronounced as sa-vaa-lon, means questions :-) LOL!

Mamta

As I read it the different coloured seeds just come from three different plant all botanically from the cabbage family.

Brassica nigra = black

Brassica juncea = brown

Sinapis alba = white (although English and American preparations are vibrant yellow due to the inclusion of turmeric. They used to also include black seeds as well but apparently it's not commercially viable as the plant grows to 3.5m tall so is difficult to mechanically harvest! )

The different species grow natively in different countries so I suppose that dictated which type of seed was predominant in each countries cuisine.