Pork Thoran (Traditional Fare)

                                           Courtesy: Reno Fernandez        

INGREDIENTS:

Pork:  500 g cubed

Raw Banana: 2 cubed

Coconut:  1 Cup

Green Chilli:  6

Shallots:  100 g

Garlic:  6 pods

Cumin:   ¼ tsp

Turmeric powder:  ½ tsp

Pepper powder:   1 tsp

Mustard seeds:  ½ tsp

Dry red chilli:  3

Curry leaves   a few

Oil: 1tsp

Salt to taste

METHOD:

Marinate pork with quarter teaspoon turmeric powder and salt for one hour.

Make a coarse paste of coconut, green chilli, garlic, half the shallots, cumin and turmeric powder. Keep aside.

Cook pork with one cup (200 ML) of hot water. When almost done, put in the cubed banana and cook till tender.

In another pan, heat one tsp of oil, splutter mustard seeds, add red chilli cut into two, shallots & curry leaves.

Now add masala paste and fry till fragrant.

Put in the cooked pork, dry it well, and sprinkle pepper powder.

Serve with Rice & Rasam.