Author Notes
The other day we had friends over for dinner. I wanted to make curry for them but a non-traditional one. Usually the curry is made of chicken, lamb or mutton but I wanted to see if I can pull off a pork curry.
It turned out great. I hope you like the recipe too. —hannascreation
Ingredients
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2 pounds
pork (cut into cubes)
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2
white or red onion (medium size) – thinly sliced
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2
bay or curry leaves
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4 tablespoons
oil (vegetable oil)
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1 tablespoon
minced ginger
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1 tablespoon
mined garlic
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1/4 tablespoon
turmeric powder
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1 tablespoon
cumin powder
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1 tablespoon
curry powder
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1/2 tablespoon
red chilly powder (adjust for spiciness level)
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1/2 tablespoon
coriander powder
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2
tomato (finely chopped)
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1 tablespoon
salt (adjust according to taste)
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2 cups
water
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Fresh cilantro leaves (Garnish)
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Green chilly, spring onion – Both used as garnish and are Optional
Directions
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Wash the meat with water, drain and place it in paper towels. Pat dry the meat.
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Sprinkle some salt.
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In a pot add 2 tablespoon of oil. Heat in medium high
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Add meat and cook each side until it turns golden.
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Remove the meat from the pot and put on a separate plate
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In the same pot add 2 tablespoon of oil.
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Add onion. Fry until golden.
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Once the onion is golden reduce the heat to medium low
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Add bay or curry leaves, turmeric, ginger, garlic. Cook for 2 minutes
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Add cumin, curry, coriander and chilly powder
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Add tomatoes and cook until everything is mixed well (Takes about 5 minutes)
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Add meat from Step 5 back into the pot.
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Add some more salt and cook for few minutes
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Add water until the meat is below water. Put the lid on.
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Increase heat until the water starts boiling.
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Once the water starts boiling reduce the heat and let it cook for 20 minutes (For more tender meat cook for longer period in low heat)
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Garnish with cilantro, spring onion and green chilly to serve.
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This can be served with Naan, Rice or most of the bread.
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