The pounding machine has a mechanical sieve attached to it, through which the masala is sieved to remove lumps and impurities. The mills are operated by women, who did the work manually in the past using a mortar and pestle.
Date_accepted:
2024-05-10T10:16:39Z
Modified:
2024-05-10T12:53:31Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Mumbai Archive Project Team
Contributor:
Lavanya Ullas
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Spices, East Indian cuisine, Portuguese, Mumbai Archive Project, Culinary history, East Indian, and Bottle Masala