How do you grind whole cardamom pods into crushed cardamom, not ground cardamom?
I just wanted to ask if anyone can tell me how to grind whole cardamom pods that have the green shell removed into crushed cardamom. This is cardamom that isn't totally ground, but has the seeds intact when you bake the bread. My mother inlaw in Finland gave me an amazing family recipe for Finnish pulla (cardamom bread), but you can't find that type of cardamom over here in the U.S. I have to bring the cardamom back from Finland, and I would love to give everybody here the rceipe because it is REALLY GOOD, especially when you bite into the crushed seeds of the cardamom pod. I have tried coffee grinders, hammers, sides of knives, etc., and still can't get it crushed the way I want. You can get cardamom online that lists: Cardamom seeds, but it is much larger than what you buy in Finland, and I don't how it gets crushed finer...thanks anybody!! Everybody loves this recipe when I make it for them...
Julie J