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93: 35: 85: 27: 53:. The uña is held in both hands and rocked over the food in the batán. Depending on the use, the uña's weight can be slightly held back, allowed to move freely, or used to apply additional pressure. The rocking movements also vary depending on the application, and the grinding is done dry or with water or oil. 61:
The batán has been used since before the arrival of Spaniards in South America. In Andean households many different dishes are prepared in this manner, in rural and urban areas. The most important use it has is for preparing
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is a kitchen utensil used to process different kinds of foods in South American, Andean and Indian cuisine. It has a flat stone (the
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Batan (stone) and uña, the traditional utensils, are in use of grinding spices at a Bengali household in
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for cooking and occasional use including grinding soaked lentils in preparation for
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A Feature on the Sil Batta – The traditional Stone Grinder of the Indian Kitchen"
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festival. It is traditionally used to grind spices and lentils in the states of
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where it is also worshipped as Bhu Devi or mother Earth during traditional
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and is basically found to be used in almost every household in
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Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru
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referring to a cylindrical grinding stone. It is known as
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in a large number of households. It is known there as "
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and used in the state of Maharashtra. It is known as
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This article is about a utensil. For other uses, see
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Batan


llajwa
quinoa
saponin
papalisa


West Bengal
Nepal
India
Hindi
Marathi
Tamil
Malayalam
Bengali
West Bengal
Odisha
Odia
Raja
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
chutney
spice mixes
dosas
vadas
papadum
Household stone implements in Karnataka
Metate

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