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May 17, 2014 Dairy Free

Pork Fry (Nadan Pork Ularthiyathu - Kerala Style)

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Pork varattiyathu!! Pork cooked and roasted with chilli, spices and coconut. One of my favorite dish since my childhood days. I adapted this recipe from my grand mother. This Pork masala Fry recipe is a "must" dish at a Kerala Christian home especially in Trichur, for any special occasion. This goes well with rice.

Check out Coorgi Pork curry  here.

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Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Side Dish
Cuisine kerala
Servings 4 serving

Ingredients
  

Marination

  • 1 Kilogram pork
  • ½ Teaspoon turmeric Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Chilly Powder
  • 2 Chilly Green
  • 1 Teaspoon ginger (crushed/grinded)
  • ½ Teaspoon pepper Powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Masala

  • 2 Cups Shallots / Small onion
  • salt
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 3 Teaspoons garlic (crushed/grinded)
  • 2 Teaspoons ginger (crushed/grinded)
  • 1 ½ Teaspoons garam masala
  • 4 Teaspoons coriander Powder
  • 4 Teaspoons Chilly Powder
  • 1 Cup Thengakothu (Small square size coconut pieces) or grated coconut
  • 4 Sprig curry leaves

Instructions
 

  • Cut cleaned pork into cube size pieces. Marinate pork with ingredients listed under marination. Add 2 tablespoon of water to this and cook covered till the pork is done. In a regular pan, it might take around 45 minutes. In pressure cooker, it would be done in 1-2 whistles. In the authentic preparation, it's cooked in a regular pan. Refer notes on tips about best pork cuts that suit this recipe.
  • ** Drain the excess oil out of the pan. Don't forget to do this. Otherwise the final dish would be very oily. I prefer using this oil to saute the onion and masala.
  • Heat oil in a pan and fry coconut pieces until it becomes golden brown color. Keep it aside.  ** Another alternative for coconut pieces is grated coconut. If you are using grated coconut, fry ¾ cup of grated coconut until it gets brown color. Pulse it in a mixer without water. Don't make it to a fine powder. The authentic Thrissur style pork preparation is with grated coconut, and would highly recommend it 🙂
  • Heat oil in a pan. Saute sliced small onions, salt and lots of curry leaves. Saute it until onion turns golden brown. Then add crushed garlic and ginger paste. Saute it well.
  • Add chilly powder, coriander powder and garam masala. Saute it well and if required add more oil.
  • Now add cooked pork and fried coconut pieces/ powdered grated coconut prepared in step 3. Adjust salt. Cook on low flame for around 15 - 20 minutes. If required, add oil in between. Stir it until it becomes black in color. Enjoy with rice 🙂

Notes

In the United States, different kind of pork cuts is available. Pork Butt cut is the best that suits this recipe. In Bay Area, I usually get it from Seafood City.
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