Name: Pork with mixed beans
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 45 ml/3 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro); Plain Boiled Rice, to serve; 3-4 fresh green chillies, halved lengthways (deseeded if preferred); 400 g/14 oz canned mixed beans, drained and rinsed; 22.5 ml/1½ tbsp sesame seeds; 20 g/¾ oz fresh root ginger, grated; 5 ml/1 tsp salt, or to taste; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 30 ml/2 tbsp sunflower or light olive oil; 8-10 garlic cloves, crushed; 675 g/1½ lb shoulder of pork

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

While a third of the beautiful state of Meghalaya is forest, there are also large areas with plentiful vegetation that are suitable for raising both cattle and pigs, and as a result pork features heavily on local menus. This hearty dish, Tungrumbai, combines succulent pork shoulder with a few well-chosen spices and some mixed beans to create a flavoursome and sustaining dish.