Mathi Pollichathu (Sardines cooked in Banana leaf)
Mathi Pollichathu (Sardines cooked in Banana leaf)

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Mathi Pollichathu (Sardines cooked in Banana leaf) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Mathi Pollichathu (Sardines cooked in Banana leaf) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

Mix well and cook until the gravy turns thick. Switch off the stove and allow it to cool a bit. To make the banana leaf pliable,hold the it over the flame for few seconds. Place one or two tbsp of the prepared masala on a leaf and arrange (two or three) sardines over this.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mathi pollichathu (sardines cooked in banana leaf) using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mathi Pollichathu (Sardines cooked in Banana leaf):
  1. Take 500 gm sardines cleaned
  2. Prepare 6-7 birds eye chilli
  3. Make ready 3 small shallots, sliced
  4. Make ready 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  5. Get 1 tsp coriander powder
  6. Make ready 1/2 tsp chilli powder
  7. Get 2 sprig curry leaves
  8. Prepare 1.5 cup coconut milk (diluted)
  9. Get 1 cup thick coconut milk
  10. Get to taste Salt
  11. Get As needed Banana leaves

You can tie the parcel with "vazhanaru" (fibre obtaining from stem of banana plant). It was not available for me. Heat a non stick thawa and place the parcels on it Mathi Pollichathu (Grilled Sardines in Banana Leaf) Yum. Mathi Pollichathu is an easy traditional fish curry of Kerala.

Instructions to make Mathi Pollichathu (Sardines cooked in Banana leaf):
  1. Wash and clean the banana leaf and thaw it directly on the heat. Heating the leaf makes it flexible to fold. Place and layer the leaf inside the earthen cooking vessel.
  2. Clean the fish and apply turmeric, coriander, chilli, salt and gently massage it for the flavours to get it. Add the shallot, green chilli and curry leaves. Check for seasoning and adjust accordingly.
  3. Place the marinated fish on top of the banana leaf and pour the diluted coconut milk. Place the vessel on low heat and allow it to cook for 10 to 15 minutes until the coconut milk evaporates. Then pour the thick milk over it, cook for a minutes and switch off the flame.
  4. Delicious Fish in typical kerala style is ready to be served with steamed rice.

Heat a non stick thawa and place the parcels on it Mathi Pollichathu (Grilled Sardines in Banana Leaf) Yum. Mathi Pollichathu is an easy traditional fish curry of Kerala. Mathi or sardines are cooked in tomatoes and coconut milk, with coconut oil. Meen pollichathu is usually made in vazhayila or banana leaf, and the most favorite is karimeen pollichathu. Earlier I post Karimeen polichathu and chemeen polichathu.

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