Mustard seeds, also known as 'Sarso' or 'Rai' in Hindi, 'Kadugu' (Tamil & Malayalam), 'Avalu' in Telugu, 'Rai' in Gujarati, 'Shorshe' in Bengali, 'Mohori' in Marathi and 'Rai' in Punjabi. Mustard seeds are a very popular ingredient in the American cuisine. Benefits of mustard seeds are many and popularly used for taste generally in hot dogs, where mustard sauce is very much preferred. It also has medicinal applications dating back to the time of Hippocrates.