{"id":1900,"date":"2015-02-07T20:11:47","date_gmt":"2015-02-08T04:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/?p=1900"},"modified":"2020-07-25T21:04:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T05:04:08","slug":"mathi-pollichathu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/mathi-pollichathu\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathi Pollichathu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/P2S-MathiPollichath.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/P2S-MathiPollichath.jpg 640w, https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/P2S-MathiPollichath-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/P2S-MathiPollichath-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sardine (Mathi \/\u0d2e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f) is one of the healthiest non-vegetarian options especially for sea-food-lovers, which is having multiple health benefits. Only down-side of sardine is the sharp flavor of the fish which many people don\u2019t like, especially when cooking the same in enclosed spaces. The recipe Mathi pollichathu-more specifically <strong>Mathi Vazhayilayil Pollichathu<\/strong>&nbsp;(\u0d2e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f \u0d35\u0d3e\u0d34\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d7d \u0d2a\u0d4a\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d24\u0d4d)&nbsp;is a traditional healthier way to prepare this fish, using very little oil and the same time benefiting for the fried fish taste. &nbsp;This preparation will taste wonderful on those seasons when you get Sardines having extra fish oil in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sardines&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : 10<\/li><li>Lime juice&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;: \u00bc T sp.<\/li><li>Chilli powder&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : 1 \u00bd T sp.<\/li><li>Pepper powder : \u00bd T sp.<\/li><li>Turmeric powder&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : \u00bc T sp.<\/li><li>Ginger garlic paste&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : 1 T sp.<\/li><li>Oil&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : 1 \u00bd &#8211; 2 T sp.<\/li><li>Salt for taste<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Clean the fish and wash it well<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"P2S CleaningSardines\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/18anUWinrqE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Make deep gashes in the fish for penetrating the masala easily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/mathi-pollichathu\/p2s-mathipollichathu1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1926\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1926\" src=\"http:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/P2S-MathiPollichathu1.jpg\" alt=\"P2S-MathiPollichathu1\" width=\"363\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/P2S-MathiPollichathu1.jpg 363w, https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/P2S-MathiPollichathu1-150x138.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/P2S-MathiPollichathu1-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a bowl add the ingredients (except oil) and make a thick masala-paste with water.<\/li>\n<li>Marinate the fish with the masala and rest it for an hour.<\/li>\n<li>Take a kadai\/pan- preferably cast iron -and rub it with some oil.<\/li>\n<li>Take the banana leaf&nbsp;and keep it in the flame and soft the leaf ( to prevent tearing the leaf while folding)<\/li>\n<li>Keep the banana leaf to the pan and rub some oil to the banana leaf and keep the fish on it,<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle some oil also to get to all the fish.<\/li>\n<li>Cover it with another banana leaf and put the lid.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the stove on and always keeping the flame medium low and cook it around 20- 30 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Flip the fish and sprinkle some oil and cook it in the same way about 20 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/mathi-pollichathu\/p2s-mathipollichathu_2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1927\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1927\" src=\"http:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/P2S-MathiPollichathu_2.jpg\" alt=\"P2S-MathiPollichathu_2\" width=\"628\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/P2S-MathiPollichathu_2.jpg 628w, https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/P2S-MathiPollichathu_2-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/P2S-MathiPollichathu_2-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tips:<br>Here I used 1.5-2 Tsp oil for the whole cooking, may add a little more if you like for extra taste.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sardine (Mathi \/\u0d2e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f) is one of the healthiest non-vegetarian options especially for sea-food-lovers, which is having multiple health benefits. Only down-side of sardine is the sharp flavor of the fish which many people don\u2019t like, especially when cooking the same in enclosed spaces. The recipe Mathi pollichathu-more specifically Mathi Vazhayilayil [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,3,5,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-diet","category-kerala-specials","category-non-vegetarian","category-side-dish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1900"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4756,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1900\/revisions\/4756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}