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Pork with elephant apple

 

Pork with elephant apple


Here I am back after a long time. Today I am going to share a simple recipe of Pork Curry. Its an Assamese style pork curry where I cooked it with elephant apple. Serve this tasty pork curry with rice in lunch or dinner.

Dillenia Indica commonly known as Elephant Apple or Ou tenga is a fruitsour in taste and very native to Assamese cuisine. Ou tenga contains vitamins C and E along with vitamin B complex and potassium. It also contains antioxidants. Elephant apple is generally used in Assamese cuisine to make fish curries.

Pork curry cooked with ou tenga


Pork with Ou Tenga or Elephant Apple:


📎Course : Main course
📎Cuisine : Assamese 
đŸ”ĒPreparation Time : 10 minutes
♨Cooking Time : 30 minutes
🕞Total : 40 minutes
🍴Servings : 4

INGREDIENTS:

  • 500 gms pork
  • 1 elephant apple or ou tenga 
  • 1/2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • Chopped green chillies (3-4) or bhoot jolokia * amount of chillies according to your taste 
  • 2 tbsp mustard oil
  • Salt to taste

METHOD:

  1. Cut pork into cube sized pieces. Wash under running water.
  2. In a pressure cooker boil pork for 2 whistles.  Drain water and keep the pork pieces aside. If you don't have a pressure cooker, boil pork pieces in a saucepan until tender. 
  3. Remove the petals of elephant apple. Clean the edible soft petals under running water. Make small pieces.
  4. In a pan heat oil. Add ginger-garlic paste.  Add chopped onions. Fry till light golden brown.  Add pork pieces.
  5. Add salt. 
  6. Stir and fry for 2-3 minutes.  Now add ou tenga pieces and chopped green chillie. Mix well and cook under medium heat by covering the pan with a lid.
  7. Add 1 cup of water. Close the lid and cook for few minutes.
  8. Remove from heat.  Serve hot.



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