Easy Pork Curry

When you mention Indian food to anyone living outside the sub-continent, the first thing they think of is curry. Curry is a really broad term in India. Different parts of the country have different curries. You get curries made with coconut milk, and some made without, several areas even call a drier, spicy vegetable, like my Cauliflower recipe, a curry.  My favorite curries are Goan Curry, and Badam (Almond) Curry, both of which I have not made yet. Making a curry from scratch is actually quite a laborious process. One had to grind the spices together, roast them on a high flame, soak and squeeze out the coconut milk from a couple of dried coconuts etc… Tons to do, really.

But I live in the US, and that makes my curry-making-life easier. :) We get canned coconut milk at the Indian store, and the curry masala I use comes out of a tin, making this a quick and easy recipe.

Easy Pork Curry

1 pnd pork pieces (the size of stew pieces)

1 large onion, chopped

1 (heaped) tsp ginger paste

1 (heaped) tsp garlic paste

½ tsp turmeric powder

½ tsp chili powder (add more if you like it hot)

5-6 tsps BOLST’S Mild Curry Powder

Salt

2 (13oz) cans coconut milk

Little oil

          Clean and marinate the pork in a little salt, and keep aside. In a pot, on medium heat, heat a little oil and fry the onions till they brown. Add the ginger and garlic pastes and allow it to cook a little. Next put in all the spices. After they cook for a minute (till the raw smell goes) add the pork, and let it brown on the outside a little. Once the pork starts to brown, stir in the coconut milk and let it simmer till the pork is cooked. Ta-da! Your meal is ready! Serve with rice, preferably basmati, and kachumber.

Note:

*You can use any meat or seafood you like, with this recipe. If you’re vegetarian then put in half cooked potato pieces, or a vegetable like cauliflower or broccoli, or even tofu.

*The more coconut milk you add the creamier it tastes. If you do not want to make it so creamy, then substitute half the coconut milk for water or stock. Make sure you use coconut MILK and not coconut water.