Pork Vindaloo

Pork Vindaloo is a Goan dish which is highly popular among Parsis too. It is a tasty dish with a sweet and tangy flavour which can be prepared without too much of effort. Let us have a look at its recipe.

Ingredients (3-4 Servings) :

• Pork - 500 g
• Ginger Paste - 1 Tbsp
• Garlic - 10-12 Cloves
• Kashmiri Chillies - 4-5
• Green Chillies - 2
• Cumin Seeds - 2 Tbsp
• Onions - 3-4
• Sugar - 3 Tbsp
• Sugarcane Vinegar - 2 Tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Whole Garam masalas - Cinamon (Tej) - 2-3 Inche piece , Cloves (Laung) - 5-6 , Whole Black pepper - 10 , Green Cardamom (chhoti elaichi) - 5-6
• Salt to taste 
• Oil - 4-5 Tbsp

Method :

• Make a paste out of Kashmiri Chillies , garlic , Cumin seeds , Sugar , Sugarcane vinegar and whole garam masalas.
• Marinate the Pork with salt and this paste and leave it aside for minimum half an hour. (To get better results , marinate it overnight)
• Heat oil in a cooker and add finely chopped onions and green chillies to it.
• When the onions turn golden-brown , add the ginger paste , turmeric powder , garam masala powder and let it fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the marinated pork to it and add 2-3 cups of water and pressure cook it for 4 whistles and 35-40 minutes on low flame.
• After the pressure from the cooker is released , garnish the pork vindaloo with Potato straws (sali).

People who do not eat Pork can use chicken , mutton , fish or prawns instead of it since it is a versatile dish.

Vegetarians can try adding soya chunks to it instead of Pork.