| By : Aktriti ( Posted on :24 Feb, 2007 ) | Total Views : 527 | Previous | Next |
Ingredients
Pork - 1kg
Pork liver and heart - 1/2kg
Vinegar - 1/2bottle (300ml)
Small ball of tamarind, soaked in a cup of water
Finely chopped garlic - 1 pod
Finely chopped ginger - 2"piece
Finely chopped onions - 3
Finely chopped green chillies - 4nos
Salt to taste
For Masala
Dry red chillies - 20
Cumin seeds - 1tsp
Cloves - 6
Turmeric powder - 1tsp
Peppercorns - 10
Cinnamon - 1" piece
Directions
1. Grind the ingredients for masala with a little vinegar and keep aside.
2. Wash and boil the uncut pork, liver and heart. Cool and cube into small cubes. Fry the cubes in a pan without using any oil till brown, remove and set aside.
3. Using a little fat from the fried pork, fry ginger, garlic and onions, until the onions change colour. Add ground masala and fry for a minute. Add fried pieces of meat along with the tamarind paste and little vinegar (if necessary). Add 2tsp of salt.
4. Cook on a slow fire for 1- 11/2hours until meat is tender. Finally add chopped green chillies and cook for another ten minutes. Remove from fire.
5. Sorpotel can be served with sannas, a type of rice bread and it tastes good on the next day. It is even better after three days or more.
