Pestle and mortar

Pestle and mortar
A pestle is a heavy pounding tool that is used in a mortar, a small solid bowl, to grind or crush a wide variety of ingredients including whole spices.

Pestle and mortar
A mortar and pestle are two tools used with each other to grind and mix substances. The mortar is a bowl-like vessel used to contain a substance. Mortars have smooth, rounded bottoms and wide mouths.

Pestle and Mortar Pestle is a club shaped implement. Mortar is sturdy mixing bowl. Used to pound, crush or mix ingredients. Ideal for crushing spice seeds or small amounts of hard ingredients.
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For the mochi, grind the saffron together with caster sugar in a pestle and mortar until powdered. Simmer the juices together with the saffron, sugar, 40ml/2fl oz water, and syrup until the sugar is dissolved.

If you do not have a special poppy seed grinder, first lightly roast the seeds and use a pestle and mortar. They can be used either whole or crushed in cooking and bakery.

They have a strong pungent smell and, if bought whole, are easier to grind in a coffee grinder than with pestle and mortar.

"Delicious, unique flavor and not overly sweet. I crushed the
crystallized ginger in a small pestle and mortar first.
A few of the ginger pieces..." more
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Made by crushing fresh red chilies with a little salt: Remove the seeds from the chilies, chop finely, then crush with salt using a pestle and mortar.

Cardamom can be bought in the pod or ground but, as the ground seeds soon lose their flavour, it is preferable to use the pods, either removing the seeds and grinding them or grinding the whole pod, quickly done with a pestle and mortar.

Make your choice from the list of spices below, and grind them together with a pestle and mortar, spice mill (or pepper mill), or electric coffee grinder. Make small quantities, and store in an airtight container for no more than six months.

Dried and whole, it is reminiscent of a piece of hard wood, but when pounded by a pestle and mortar into small chips or flakes, a little added to a dish gives flavour to the blandest of main ingredients.

See also: Pestle, Mortar, Crush, Spice, Berry