Cardamom Apple Almond Cake

Name: Cardamom Apple Almond Cake
Ingredients: Vegetable oil for greasing pan; 1/2 cup matzo meal (not cake meal), plus additional for dusting; 1 cup slivered almonds (4 1/2 oz), toasted and cooled; 1/2 teaspoon salt; Scant 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom; 5 large eggs, separated, at room temperature for 30 minutes; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and coarsely grated; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon potato starch; a 9- to 9 1/2-inch (24-cm) springform pan; an electric coffee/spice grinder