In the past, in East Indian neighbourhoods like Vasai (Bassein), it was common to find groups of women (called masalewalis) going from house to house to do the roasting and grounding. Manual pounding was a labour-intensive process spread over two or three days. Over the years, the pounding process has become entirely mechanised. Families now send the masala mix to mills, where it is pounded by machines.
Date_accepted:
2024-05-10T10:15:45Z
Modified:
2024-05-10T12:43:03Z
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