Black Mustard Seeds are used less frequently than brown or yellow mustard seeds and are much harder to find.

Black Mustard is the smallest of the mustard seeds and oblong in shape.

Black Mustard seeds have a well-deserved reputation for their pungent spicy aroma and flavor.

Most common in Indian cooking black mustard seeds are often fried in oil, making them sweet and mild while releasing a nutty aroma.

The seed is used as a spice and to flavor mustard condiment.

Black mustard seeds are amongst the top mainstay spices used in Indian cooking.