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Pork Aachi Recipe

India · Servings: 2

Cuisine of India A pork recipe loosely based on kerala cooking.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 500 grams pork, diced
  • 4 teaspoons meat masala powder
  • ½ of a medium sized onion, finely sliced
  • 3 green chile peppers
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger (or ginger paste)
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic (or garlic paste)
  • 1 pork stock cube
  • 3 tablespoons ready-to-mix potato mash

Procedure

  1. Brown the meat in half the coconut oil. Add half the meat masala powder and fry for a minute.
  2. Add the vinegar and fry for a minute more. Add 1 cup water and cook till the meat is about half done.
  3. Sauté the sliced onions and chopped chillies with the remaining coconut oil in a wok or a suitable vessel over medium heat.
  4. Add the ginger and garlic after about 4 minutes. Keep stir frying for about 3 more minutes.
  5. Mix in the remaining meat masala powder, and cook until the onions are translucent.
  6. Add the beef stock cube and ¼ glass of water, keeping on low heat for around 4 minutes. Keep adding a bit of water as necessary to make sure that the paste mix does not stick to the bottom of the vessel/wok.
  7. Add the half-cooked meat and mix well. Keep on medium heat until the meat is cooked thoroughly.
  8. Add ¼ cup of water and the potato flakes/powder and mixture. You can vary the amount of the water/potato mix to desired thickness of the dish.
  9. Remove from fire and hold for 3–5 minutes before serving.

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook · Cookbook:Pork Aachi, CC BY-SA 3.0.