Easy Pork Vindaloo
Kerala-style pork with its signature dark roast and crispy edges. The meat is first tenderised with spices, then dry-fried until each piece has a deep, caramelised crust that crackles when you bite in.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 1 kg Pork
- 3/4 kg Onion — sliced
- 2 nos Tomato
- 2 tbsp Chilly powder
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- Fenugreek seeds A pinch (Uluva)
- 1 piece Ginger — chopped
- 3 Cloves Garlic — chopped
- Coriander leaves, a few
- 3/4 cup Vinegar
- 1 nos Capsicum — chopped
- Oil, to taste
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
For preparing easy pork vindaloo, soak mustard, fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds in water.
Step 2
Grind and set aside.
Step 3
Cook pork with salt, vinegar and turmeric powder in pressure cooker.
Step 4
When done, drain and roast the pork pieces in ghee.
Step 5
Fry onion and tomato, ginger, garlic in the same ghee.
Step 6
Add chilly powder and Stir everything together thoroughly. Add the ground masala and fry again.
Step 7
Pour the water in which pork is cooked into pan.
Step 8
Cook until oil clears.
Step 9
Add capsicum and fry again. When masala is ready, take it off the heat.
Tip
When the recipe says "medium heat," it means medium. Kerala cooking is not about high-flame drama — most of the work happens at a patient, steady temperature.
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