Pork with Capsicum and Potatoes

Name: Pork with Capsicum and Potatoes
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2 red capsicums (peppers), cut into 2.5 cm (1 inch) pieces; 2 teaspoons paprika; 1 tablespoon salt; 2 green capsicums (peppers), cut into 2.5 cm (1 inch) pieces; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) potatoes, cut into 3 cm (1 ¼ inch) cubes; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon garam masala, extra; 10 curry leaves; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 8 cm (3 inch) piece of ginger, chopped; 2 Indian bay leaves (cassia leaves); 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) pork sparerib chops, bones removed, meat cut into 2 cm (¾ inch) cubes; pinch of asafoetida; 1 teaspoon chilli powder; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; 1½ tablespoons ground cumin; 1½ tablespoons ground coriander; ½ teaspoon garam masala; 1½ tablespoons lemon juice; 4 dried chillies; 1 teaspoon kalonji (nigella seeds); 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds; 2 tomatoes, finely chopped; 4 green chillies; 125 ml (½ cup) oil; 1 large onion, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Food of India

By Priya Wickramasinghe

Published 2005

About

This is a favourite in simla in the north of india. The ‘potato of the mountain’ and the green capsicum are cooked with pork. This dish is ideal served with any indian breads such as parathas, puris or chapatis.

Ingredients

125 ml (½ cup) oil
1 large onion, chopped
4

Asia
India
Main course
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Heat 80 ml (⅓ cup) of the oil in a karhai or casserole over medium heat. Add half of each of the onion, garlic and ginger, along with the bay leaves and fry for about 2 minutes, until the onion is soft. In