Pork is one of the intregal part of life of the Nagas. No festival or occasion is complete without pork dishes. This is an authentic pork dish of Nagaland. It is zero oil dish. Naga Cuisine uses very limited spices and mostly the dishes are boiled. This dish is also prepared using very few ingredients. Hope you like the recipe.
Ingredients
- Pork - 300 gms
- Dry red chilly - 10-12 nos
- Ginger - 1 inch
- Garlic - 7-8 cloves
- Bamboo Shoot Water - 2 tbsp
- Sichuan peppercorns - 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Water as required
Instructions
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Coarsely ground the ginger and garlic just to open the flavor. Keep aside.
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Dry roast the sichuan peppercorns for a min or two. Coarsely crush it and keep aside.
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Break the dry red chillies and add them to a bowl. Add hot water and soak them covered for 5-10 mins. Drain the water and ground them in mortar and pestle into a paste.
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In a pan add the pork, bamboo shoot water, salt and grounded red chilly paste, stir and mix well and cook on medium heat stirring them frequently for about 5-10 mins.
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Add enough water covering the meat, cover the pan and cook on low-medium heat stirring occasionally till the pork is completely cooked. It might take approximately 15-20 mins.
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Adjust the gravy consistency as per your requirement, add the grounded ginger garlic and crushed peppercorns, give a nice stir for about 2 mins and take off the heat.