Pork Fry ( Kerala style pork ularthiyathu)

Ingredients:

• Pork- 1Kg (I prefer meat with bones)
• Onion-2
• Green chilly-3
• Chopped ginger – 2 tsp
• Chopped garlic -2 tsp (or ginger garlic paste-2 tsp)
• Coconut slices-1/2 cup
• Chilly powder-2 tsp
• Coriander powder -2 tsp
• Fennel powder -1 tsp
• Black pepper powder-1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
• Garam masala-1 tsp
• Vinegar-3 tsp
• Curry leaves
• Cilantro
• Oil
  
• Salt to taste

For deep frying:

• Cardamom-4
• Cloves-5
• Cinnamon sticks-2
• Bay leaf-2
• Black pepper powder- ½ tsp

 



Method:

1. Cut the meat into small cubes, wash and drain
2. Heat oil in a large vessel and splutter mustard and add curry leaves and coconut slices. Saute until the slices turns light brown.
3. Add green chillies, ginger and garlic followed by sliced onions. Saute for 5-10min in medium heat.
4. Add chilly powder, coriander powder, fennel powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder and saute for 5 more min.
5. Add pork and mix everything. Now add vinegar and pressure cook for 1-2 whistle without adding water (or cook for 30-45 min).

At this point the preparation will look like the picture shown below.


How to make it dry?

1. Grind cardamom, cinnamon and cloves using a mortar (or use a blender).
2. Transfer the cooked meat along with the liquid to a wide pan, mix the above ground spices and boil off all the water.
3. Add pepper powder and saute until it becomes dry and dark brown color ( If you want to make it spicy add more pepper powder which gives nice flavor & taste to all meat preparations)
4. Garnish with cilantro or onion slices and serve hot with rice, appam or chappathi.