Name: Curry Leaf + Mustard Oil Mayonnaise
Yield: Makes just over 1 cup [150 g]
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ tsp red chilli powder; ½ cup [120 ml] debittered mustard oil or debittered extra-virgin olive oil (see case study); 2 tsp honey; Fine sea salt; ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice or rice vinegar; 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature; 1 Tbsp prepared yellow mustard; 12 to 15 fresh curry leaves

Preparation info

Makes just over
1 cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Flavor Equation

By Nik Sharma

Published 2020

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The wasabi-like heat of golden-yellow mustard oil matched with the perfume of curry leaves gives this mayonnaise its bold flavorful character. Use it as you would regular mayonnaise, over your fries, and on your summer tomato sandwiches as I do, with a few crispy fried curry leaves.