Pork Curry

Ingredients
For marinating:

• 1 kilo pork (cut into half inch cubes)
• 3 medium size onions (cubed into 16 pieces each)
• 5 green chilies (slit lengthwise and cut into 3 pieces each)
• 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
• 1 pod of garlic (peeled and slit lengthwise)
• 2-3 bay leaves
• 2-3 cardamoms
• 1 tsp turmeric
• Half an inch of cinnamon
• 15 gms of tamarind soaked in water and made into a coarse pulp

Marinate the pork with the ingredients mentioned above, with salt to taste and keep aside for 15 mins while you prepare the masala.
For the masala:

• 10 red dry chilies
• 1 tsp pepper corns
• 1.5 tsp coriander
• 1 tsp cumin seeds

Dry grind all these to a fine powder.
Other ingredients:

• 5-10 ml of vinegar
• Salt to taste
• Water
• 1 tsp of sugar

Method

1. Add the ground masala to the marinated meat, add water and cook on low flame. Ensure the meat doesn’t burn.
2. If required, add peeled and cut potatoes when meat is nearly done.
3. Add little vinegar and salt to taste.
4. Add a teaspoon of sugar (optional) for better taste.
5. When finally done, keep the utensil in a tilted position and allow the meat to cool a bit.
6. Pour out excess liquid fat