After a busy day, we all crave a good meal. Eating a hearty dinner can make the stress fade away and satiate our soul. Relishing the last meal of the day is fun but when it comes to deciding the menu, most of us get confused. But this problem can be easily solved if you explore Indian cuisine carefully. Our Desi food has perfect delights for every occasion and every palate.
Packed with a lot of unique flavours, the regional kitchens of our country have stored plenty of delectable dishes within them. Speaking particularly about pork, every state in the country has its own recipes to prepare this non-vegetarian treat. So, if you are still not sure what to cook for the next dinner, here are eight Indian pork dishes you can try:
Pandi Curry
Pandi curry is a gift from Coorg cuisine. The term pandi means pork and this slow-cooked, spicy dish is perfect for your dinner. Belonging to the Kodavas community, it is made with a blend of spices like cumin pepper, mustard seeds, and a special black vinegar called kachampuli. It goes well with kadamputt (steamed rice balls), nool putt (rice spring hoppers), paaputt (steamed rice cakes with grated coconut), and otti (rice roti).
Pork Indad
Pork indad originated in the Mangalorean kitchens and is known to be a perfect combination of sweet, spicy, and sour flavour. It is an important part of the wedding feast in that region. This dish is best served with sannas (fluffy steamed rice cakes), idlis, appams, and panpole or neer dosa. Pork indad is prepared with a seasoning of tamarind, vinegar, sugar, and spices like peppercorns, mustard, and cumin.
Pork Vindaloo
Don’t call yourself a true non-vegetarian fan if you haven’t tried pork vindaloo. This Goan delight is very popular among the locals as well as tourists in the city. Known to be very spicy, it is commonly enjoyed during the winter season with sannas and yellow rice or plain steamed rice. However, you can reduce the number of red chillies to make it less spicy.
Jadoh
Jadoh is very famous among the Khasi tribe of Meghalaya. In the language of Khasi, ‘Ja’ means rice and ‘Doh’ means meat. It is basically a combination of red rice and pork meat. Jadoh is cooked with onions, ginger, garlic, and bay leaves. Serve it hot, along with some chopped coriander leaves for garnish.
Sorpotel
This is another pork delight from Goan cuisine. Originally, it was a Portuguese dish and is popular in the Konkan coastal region of India. Pork sorpotel is often made with the liver and is extremely fiery. The mixture of spices in the recipe includes garam masala, red chilli powder, and tamarind paste. Since it is a gravy dish, sorpotel is best served with rice, but you can also pair it with sannas, rice spring hoppers or roti.
Pork Patot Diya
This treat from Naga cuisine is another unique and special treat you can try for dinner. This pork dish is steamed in banana leaf and can be prepared within half an hour. Besides banana leaf you can also use tora leaves for this recipe. The primary ingredients for flavouring this dish are ginger garlic paste, black pepper, tomato and salt.
Pork Momos
Momos are a versatile dish that can be stuffed with various ingredients. It is very popular in the North Bengal and Northeast India. To make pork momos, minced pork meat is seasoned with onions, ginger, green chillies and garlic and then filled in the dumplings. Once steamed, the result is juicy and mouthwatering.
Kerala Pork Fry
This dry-fried dish is very common in the Christian households of Kerala. Made with shallots, ginger, and garlic, the primary spices of this dish are coriander powder, chilli powder, and garam masala. Also known as pork ularthiyathu, it can be enjoyed with rice, rotis, patthiris (rice rotis), patthal (deep-fried rice poori) and appams. The best thing about this dish is that it can be prepared in less than an hour.