Khardal ~ Alternative to Pickles

[Khabbaab Bin Arat]

 

Mustard (Khardal) is a miracle of my Allah's creations, it is mentioned in QURAN twice.

 

Although many pickles have mustard seeds, but Ibn Al Qayyam's advice is to avoid pickles & foods preserved in Brine.

 

For those who love pickles, a better alternative is to make Mustard paste with Honey, Turunj peel, Vinegar & Grapes juice, grind mustard seeds & add the blessed healing from Tibb-e-Nabawi, liquidity should be controlled to give a paste type consistency, & keep it refrigerated. Add a teaspoon to your rice plate & mix it well, you will feel that there are pickles in your dish, Mustard paste can also be used as a salad dressing, over the curries, Chanteys, etc.

 

Khardal seed is hot & dry, it aids in digestion, removes flatulence, expels out the spoiled mixtures from stomach, opens blocked menstruation, good for an enlarged liver, its qualities are similar to Habb-al-Rashaad (cress).

 

Mustard sold in the markets is yellow because it is made with yellow mustard seeds, plus it has E102 (Tartrazine) which is a food color. And as the WEST says, Tartrazine appears to cause the most allergic and intolerance reactions of all the azo dyes, particularly among asthmatics and those with an aspirin intolerance. Symptoms from tartrazine sensitivity can occur by either ingestion or cutaneous exposure to a substance containing tartrazine. A variety of immunologic responses have been attributed to tartrazine ingestion, including anxiety, migraines, clinical depression, blurred vision, itching, general weakness, heatwaves, feeling of suffocation, purple skin patches, and sleep disturbance. Certain people who are exposed to the dye experience symptoms of tartrazine sensitivity even at extremely small doses, some for periods up to 72 hours after exposure. In children, asthma attacks and hives have been claimed, as well as supposed links to thyroid tumors, chromosomal damage, and hyperactivity.