{"title":"Mathangi","description":"\u003cp\u003eMathangi press gingelly oil for Tamil and Sri Lankan kitchens, and the label carries the name in Tamil script rather than in English, which is how most customers spot it on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnrefined sesame oil like this is a cooking oil, not a finishing one: it goes into the tempering at the start of a sambar, into the pan for vadai, and into the pickle jar. See the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sesame-and-gingelly-oil\"\u003esesame and gingelly oil\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mathangi-gingelly-oil-750ml","title":"Mathangi Gingelly Oil 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eMathangi gingelly oil, 750ml, pressed from sesame seed and sold under the Tamil name most people use for it, nallennai. It is darker and nuttier than a refined oil and is meant to be tasted rather than hidden, which is why South Indian cooking reaches for it in particular dishes and not as an everyday frying oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse it for the tarka in sambar and rasam, over idli podi, in a vathal kuzhambu, and in pickles where it acts as the preservative as much as the fat. A spoonful stirred through warm rice is a dish in itself. Plenty of Tamil households also use it on the skin and hair before a bath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eProduct of India\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a larger bottle of a similar oil, see the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/idhayam-sesame-oil-1l\"\u003eIdhayam Sesame Oil 1L\u003c\/a\u003e, and the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sesame-and-gingelly-oil\"\u003esesame and gingelly oil\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mathangi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55046889701715,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/mathangi-gingelly-oil-750ml-front.png?v=1790247697"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/collections\/brand-mathangi.png?v=1790346829","url":"https:\/\/chandrastores.co.uk\/collections\/mathangi.oembed","provider":"Chandra Stores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}