Non-VegetarianApatani cuisine Main Course

Apatani Tapyo

Name: Apatani Tapyo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Apatani
Ingredients: 400 g Pork belly; 250 g Mustard greens; 100 g colocasia leaves; 1 tbsp Ginger; 4 cloves Garlic; 4 pieces Green chillies; 1 tbsp perilla seeds (yansi); 1 tsp Salt; 500 ml Water

A rustic Apatani stew of leafy greens simmered and mashed with tender pork, seasoned simply with ginger, garlic and chillies.

🇮🇳India· Arunachal Pradesh

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 40 min
Total: 55 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Medium
Calories: 290 kcal

Ingredients

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Servings

400 g Pork belly — cut into chunks
250 g Mustard greens — chopped
100 g colocasia leaves — chopped, optional
1 tbsp Ginger — crushed
4 cloves Garlic — crushed
4 pieces Green chillies — whole
1 tbsp perilla seeds (yansi) — crushed
1 tsp Salt — to taste
500 ml Water — for boiling

Equipment

•Heavy pot
•Wooden masher

Nutrition

Per serving, approximate

Calories: 290 kcal
fat: 21 g
carbs: 6 g
fibre: 3 g
protein: 18 g
calories: 290 kcal

Instructions

1
Put the pork chunks into a heavy pot with water. Bring it to a boil.
2
Let the pork simmer gently for 20 minutes until it starts to soften.
3
Add the crushed ginger, garlic and whole green chillies.
4
Stir in the mustard greens and colocasia leaves if using.
5
Simmer everything together for 15 minutes. Cook until the pork and greens are completely tender.
6
Take the pot off the heat. Mash the pork and greens roughly using a wooden masher.
7
Stir in the crushed perilla seeds and salt.
8
Put the pot back on low heat for 5 minutes so the flavours blend.