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Karin from Northern Ireland asks:
"I hope that you are well. I keep seeing ground cardamom in recipes, how
exactly do I do this? do I remove the seeds from the pod or do I grind the pod
with the seeds. Sorry if this seems like a silly question. Love and light, Karin"
My reply:
No, it's a reasonable question. I sometimes grind the whole pods in a sharp spice/coffee mill then rub it through a seive and keep the powder, tossing away the bits of skin. This is especially useful when you need the powder from a large quantity of pods, like when making carrot halava for 800 people ;) I guess it's the lazy, quick, but wasteful way.
The slow but frugal way is to open the pods by hand, then grind the seeds. You can use a granite mortar and pestle for this if you like. Shop-bought cardamom powder is vastly inferior, by the way. Hope this helps, Kind regards, Kurma.
Posted by Kurma on 7/4/09; 7:49:16 AM
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