Coorgi Green Pork (pandi) Masala - Nancy voni

Recipe by Nancy Suares


Ingredients:
1 kg pork (clean and cut into medium pieces)
2 onions (chopped)
3 tbsp kachampuli/coorgi vinegar (store bought)
3 tbsp coorgi pork masala (store bought)

For marination:
1 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder 
1 tsp salt 
1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste 

To grind to a masala paste
3 medium or big sized onions
2 star anise seeds 
8 cloves
4" cinnamon
3 pods garlic
3" ginger
15 green chillies 
1 handful of coriander leaves 
1 handful curry leaves 

Steps:
  1. Marinate the pork with red chilli powder, turmeric, salt and ginger garlic paste and refrigerate for two hours.

  2. In a mixie jar, add onions, star anise seeds, cloves, cinnamon, garlic, ginger, green chillies, coriander leaves, curry leaves and 1/2 cup water and grind to a smooth paste and keep aside. 

  3. In a vessel, add the pork and 2 chopped onions and cook it on low flame till the meat is tender. Collect the pork fat for frying. 

  4. In a pan, add the pork fat and heat it. 

  5. Add the ground masala and fry till the oil/fat separates. 
  6. Add coorgi vinegar (kachampuli). 
  7. Add coorgi pork masala powder and mix well. 
  8. Add the tenderly cooked pork to the pan, mix well and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve hot.
  9. ENJOY!