I recently visited this store that specializes in cold-pressed oils and authentic spices, and I honestly had one of the most eye-opening experiences as a customer. At first, I questioned why their mustard oil was priced higher compared to the regular brands like Tata that we easily find in stores. When I asked the miller, he patiently explained that the seeds they source are not locally available, and they follow strict hygiene and traditional cold-pressing methods, which naturally increases the cost. Still curious, I decided to try the mustard oil at home. Being a Bengali, I’ve grown up with mustard oil and I know exactly how it should taste and smell. The moment I used their oil in my cooking, I was genuinely amazed. The aroma, sharpness, and flavor were far richer and more authentic than any packaged oil I’ve used before. It reminded me of the traditional oils we used to get years ago. This experience made me truly appreciate the effort that goes into sourcing quality seeds, maintaining hygiene, and producing oil the traditional way. Sometimes, the difference in price really reflects the difference in purity and authenticity. If you care about what goes into your food and enjoy real, traditional flavors, this store is absolutely worth trying. Highly recommended! 🌿✨
cold pressed mustard oil
Elevate your culinary creations with Miller Stores’ Cold Pressed Mustard Oil, known for its distinct pungent flavor a...
Product description
Elevate your culinary creations with Miller Stores’ Cold Pressed Mustard Oil, known for its distinct pungent flavor and healthy fatty acid profile. Perfect for North Indian pickles, marinades, and stir-fries, this unrefined oil is made in small batches and left to naturally sediment, retaining its authentic taste and beneficial compounds.
- 100% natural ingredients
- No preservatives or additives
- Lab tested for every batch
- Ethically sourced from farmers
Cold Pressed Mustard Oil — Pungent and Unrefined
Cold pressed mustard oil, crushed from whole mustard seed without heat. The sharpness that hits the back of your nose is allyl isothiocyanate, released when the seed is crushed, and it is the whole point of the oil. Refining removes it; cold pressing keeps it.
How we make it
Whole mustard seed is cleaned and crushed cold in a slow press, with no roasting and no heat. The oil is rested and cloth-filtered. Nothing is bleached or deodorised, so the pungency and the dark amber colour both stay.
What goes in, what stays out
One ingredient: mustard seed. No refined oil blended in, no argemone contamination — this is the classic adulterant in cheap mustard oil and a genuine health hazard, which is why we test random batches and publish the reports on the site.
How to use it
- Bengali and Bihari cooking — fish, shorshe preparations, kasundi
- Achaar, particularly North Indian mango and lime pickle
- Tempering, where the sharpness mellows on heating
- Sautéing greens and root vegetables
- Traditional body and scalp massage
How to store it
Cool, dark and capped. Mustard oil is relatively stable and keeps six months or more. The pungency softens slowly over time, which is normal. Heat it until it just shimmers before use if you want the raw sharpness to mellow.
What it is called
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Hindi | Sarson ka tel |
| Tamil | Kadugu ennai |
| Telugu | Aavalu nune |
| Malayalam | Kaduku enna |
| Kannada | Sasive enne |
Where to buy it
Milled to order at our Kondapur and Serilingampally stores in Hyderabad, or shipped across India. Browse the rest of our Freshly Extracted Oil range, or see cold pressed sesame oil and cold pressed groundnut oil. If you want the background, read how to spot adulterated spice at home.
Freshly powdered spices and extracted oil after you ordered.
Visit a Miller store to see your oil pressed, your spices ground and your flours milled fresh, then take them home the same day.
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FAQs
Why does mustard oil sting the nose?
Crushing mustard seed releases allyl isothiocyanate, the compound responsible for that sharpness. It is the marker of a genuinely cold pressed mustard oil. Refined mustard oil has had it stripped out and smells of very little.
What is argemone adulteration and do you test for it?
Argemone mexicana seed resembles mustard seed and has been used to bulk cheap mustard oil; it is toxic. We test batches for it and publish the reports. Buying pressed-to-order oil from whole seed you can see is the simplest protection.
Should I heat mustard oil to smoking before cooking?
Heating until it just shimmers mellows the raw pungency and is traditional in many recipes. Heating to actual smoking is unnecessary and degrades the oil. Warm it, do not burn it.
Why is your mustard oil darker and sharper than the bottle I buy in a supermarket?
Most supermarket mustard oil is refined, bleached and deodorised, which removes both the colour and the bite. Ours is neither. If it tastes stronger than you are used to, that is the unrefined oil, not a fault.
Why does Cold Pressed Mustard Oil foam when it is heated?
Because there is no anti-foaming agent in it. Refined oils have silicone-based additives that stop this; unrefined oil does not, so it froths, particularly in humid weather. It is a sign of what is absent. If it bothers you, drop a small ball of tamarind into the hot oil for a minute and the foam settles.
Does Cold Pressed Mustard Oil contain trans fats or cholesterol?
No hydrogenation is used, so there is no industrially produced trans fat, and no plant oil contains cholesterol. Those two things are true of any genuinely unrefined, mechanically pressed oil, ours included.
Is Cold Pressed Mustard Oil filtered, and why is it sometimes cloudy?
It is filtered through cloth only, never through bleaching clay. That leaves fine particles of the seed or kernel behind, so the oil can look cloudy and drop a little sediment. Perfectly clear oil has usually been through a refining step.
What makes Cold Pressed Mustard Oil from Miller Stores different?
It is pressed in small batches in the shop rather than refined in a plant and shipped in drums. Nothing is bleached, deodorised or blended in, and there is no synthetic antioxidant to stretch the shelf life - so it is fresher, it smells of what it came from, and it is meant to be used rather than stored.
What customers say about cold pressed mustard oil
★★★★★ 5.0 from 1 Google review at our stores
