Groundnut Oil
Mild, nutty, heart-healthy
The bold, pungent backbone of Indian cooking — extracted the traditional way using a wooden ghani press at temperatures never exceeding 49°C. Every bottle preserves the full spectrum of glucosinolates, Omega-3 fatty acids, and natural erucic acid that refined mustard oil destroys.
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The Chemistry of Zero Compromise
If you've ever refrigerated pure mustard oil and noticed it become cloudy or semi-solid, you've witnessed chemistry at work — and it's a good sign. The natural waxes, long-chain fatty acids, and erucic acid present in unrefined cold-pressed mustard oil have a higher melting point than the refined fractions that survive commercial processing.
Refined mustard oil is put through winterization — a process that deliberately removes these compounds to prevent cloudiness on store shelves. In doing so, it also strips away a significant portion of the oil's natural bioactive compounds.
Our cold-pressed mustard oil clouds naturally in the cold and returns to full clarity at room temperature. This is not a defect — it is proof that nothing has been removed.
Smoke Point & Nutrition
Yes — and it handles it better than most. With a smoke point of approximately 248°C (480°F), cold-pressed mustard oil is one of the highest-performing unrefined oils for Indian cooking: tarka, bhuna, and deep frying.
At high heat, refined oils that appear stable are actually producing harmful oxidation byproducts because their antioxidant content has already been stripped away. Cold-pressed mustard oil retains its natural Vitamin E and polyphenol content, which act as endogenous antioxidants — slowing oxidative degradation even under high heat.
In Your Kitchen
Heat until the raw pungency mellows and the oil begins to shimmer. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves, and dried chilies for an authentic tarka base.
The natural antimicrobial properties of allyl isothiocyanate make mustard oil the traditional medium for achaar — preserving vegetables without synthetic preservatives.
Applied topically, cold-pressed mustard oil's natural Vitamin E and fatty acids nourish the scalp and skin. The traditional Indian champi head massage staple.