When You've Got A Little, Make A Lot Recipe
Ingredients
- 1.) 2 Tbs of vegetable oil
- 2.) when the oil is hot add in 1/2 tsp of black mustard seeds
- When the seeds begin to snap, crackle and pop add in
- 3.) 1 small onion finely chopped
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