Karnataka

Pandi curry

Name: Pandi curry
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Kodava
Ingredients: 750 g with some fat, cubed pork; 2 medium sliced onion; 8 cloves garlic; 2 inch ginger; 4 green chilli; 1 1/2 tbsp coriander seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tbsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds; Whole spices, cinnamon, cloves; 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1 1/2 tbsp kachampuli; 2 tsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 2 sprigs curry leaves; 1 1/4 cups water; Salt, to taste

Pork in a dark roasted masala soured with kachampuli. Coorg's pride on a plate.

75 minTime

27 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayDark roasted masala and kachampuli.

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Pandi curry, Kodava style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Pork750 g, with some fat, cubed

Onion2 medium, sliced

Garlic8 cloves

Ginger5 cm

Green chilli4

Coriander seeds1½ tbsp

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Black pepper1 tbsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Fenugreek seeds¼ tsp

Whole spicescinnamon, cloves

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)2 tsp

Kachampuli1½ tbsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp

Curry leaves2 sprigs

Water1¼ cups

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Dry roast coriander, cumin, pepper, mustard, fenugreek and whole spices until very dark brown. Grind to a powder.
2Marinate pork with turmeric, chilli powder and salt for 30 minutes.
3Cook pork with crushed ginger, garlic, green chillies, onion and water in a cooker for 4 whistles; let pressure release naturally.
4Add the roasted powder, kachampuli and curry leaves and simmer uncovered until thick and black brown.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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