Pork Tikki

Its been a long time I have not posted any recipe. I hope my friends have not forgotten me yet. I have been a little busy for the Durga puja preparation , its only 15 days to go :)........It is one more tikki recipe from my kitchen. Its simple but really tasty. I think many of you won't eat pork , so you can always look for the substitute. 

Ingredients :

1. Minced pork- 1 cup
2. Potato (boiled)- 2 large
3. Green chilly- 2
4. Kasuri methi (dry)- 2 tbs
5. Salt to taste
6. Ajwain- 1/2 tsp
7. Cumin seed- 1/2 tsp
8. Dry aamchur powder- 1 tbs
9. Red chilly powder- 1/4 tsp
10. Hing- 1/4 tsp
11. Black pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
12. Olive oil
13. Corn flour- 1/2 cup
14. Bread crumb- 1 cup

Procedure :

Heat 2 tbs oil in a kadhayi and add ajwain , jeera , green chilly , kasuri methi , pork to it. Mix well and add salt , aamchur , hing , chilly powder , pepper. Let the pork mince gets fried for 4 to 5 minutes. Occasionally stir the mixture so that it does not stick to the bottom of the kadhayi. Now turn off the heat and keep the mixture  aside for 5 to 10 minutes. Mash the potatoes in a large bowl and add the pork mixture to it. Mash everything together. Take small balls from the mixture and flatten them to give them the shape of tikki. Dip them in the cornflour and water batter and roll into the bread crumbs. Now heat oil in a flat surface pan and add the tikkis one by one. Fry both sides of the tikkis for 5 to 10 minutes each, until they turn brown and crisp from both the sides. Remember one thing that tikkis need a little more oil to bring the crispiness of the surface and fry them on low flame for a longer time. 

Serve the hot tikkis with your favorite chutney. I used curd with tamarind chutney and the combination was awesome :)

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Porc Poivre (Pepper Pork)

This is the first time I have tried something with pork at home. I was not very comfortable with raw pork hence , I bought a canned , processed pork and worked on it to make this dish.

Ingredients :

1. Pork (canned)- 4 medium size cubes
2. Black pepper powder- 2 tbs
3. Salt to taste
4. Mutton masala powder- 1 tbs
5. Roasted cumin powder- 1 tbs
6. Oil

For the sauce :

1. Red wine- 1/4 cup
2. Water- 1/4 cup
3. Salt- a pinch




Procedure :

Since I have used canned pork , it was already cooked. That made my job a little easy. In a bowl mix salt , pepper , cumin powder and mutton masala powder and 1 tsp oil. Now mix the pork pieces and cover the pork pieces with the mixture from all side. Keep it aside for 10 minutes. Now heat 2 tbs oil in a flat surface pan and when the oil is hot , add the pork pieces one by one. Fry them till they turn dark brown in color from all sides. This will not take more than 10 minutes. When pork pieces are fried , remove them and keep on a napkin. In the same leftover oil add the wine and water. Sprinkle the salt and mix it well. Cook it until it reduces and thickens a little. Turn off the heat. Pour the sauce over the pork pieces and serve your Porc Poivre hot.

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