How much cooking time?

40 min — 10 min prep, 30 min cooking.

Lotha Naga Pork Fat Rice

Name: Lotha Naga Pork Fat Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Nagaland Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 250g Pork Belly; salt; 250g rice; 1tsp Cumin Seeds; 2tbsp oil

Sticky rice cooked in rendered pork fat with salt. Simple Lotha Naga energy-dense meal for farm workers.

Time 40 min · Serves 5 · 491 kcal · Wokha, Nagaland

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

Pork Belly — 250 g (chopped)
salt (optional) (whole)
rice — 250 g (ground)

Tempering

Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Rinse the rice well and cut the pork belly into small pieces.
Render the pork belly in a pan over low heat until the fat melts and the pieces turn golden.
Add the rice and water, season with salt, and cook covered until the rice is soft and sticky.
Stir so every grain is coated in the pork fat and rendered pieces.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Lotha Naga Pork Fat Rice?: 491 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 40 min — 10 min prep, 30 min cooking.

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