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60 min — 15 min prep, 45 min cooking.

Pork Bharta

Name: Pork Bharta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tripura Indian
Ingredients: 10g Coriander Leaves; 10g dry red chillies; 15g Garlic; 500g Pork Belly; 150g onion; 20g Ginger; salt; 15g Mustard Oil

Boiled pork mashed with roasted chillies, onion, ginger, garlic, and coriander leaves, finished with a touch of mustard oil - the tribal Tripuri dish also known as Wahan Mosdeng.

Time 60 min · Serves 4 · 719 kcal · Agartala, Tripura

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (garnish) — 10 g (chopped)

Main

dry red chillies — 10 g (whole)
Garlic — 15 g (chopped)
Pork Belly — 500 g (chopped)
onion — 150 g (chopped)
Ginger — 20 g (chopped)
salt (optional) (whole)

Tempering

Mustard Oil — 15 g (whole)

Method

Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add the pork pieces and salt; boil for 5 minutes and skim off any scum that rises.
Add the sliced onion and chopped garlic to the pot. Cover and simmer on low heat for 35-40 minutes until the pork is fork-tender.
Meanwhile, roast the dried red chillies directly over an open flame or on a hot tawa until charred and blistered. Coarsely crush them.
Drain the cooked pork, reserving a little stock, and mash it well with a pestle or the back of a spoon.
Mix in the grated ginger, crushed roasted chillies, and chopped coriander leaves. Adjust salt to taste.
Finish with a drizzle of mustard oil and mix well. Serve the Pork Bharta warm as a Tripuri-style mashed pork side with steamed rice.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Pork Bharta?: 719 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 60 min — 15 min prep, 45 min cooking.

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