Garo Kappa

Name: Garo Kappa
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Garo
Ingredients: 300 g smoked pork or beef; 80 g fermented bamboo shoot; 150 g colocasia leaves or local greens; 1 medium Onion; 1 tbsp Ginger; 4 cloves Garlic; 3 pieces Green chillies; 1 tsp Salt; 700 ml Water

A light, brothy Garo stew of smoked meat, seasonal greens and bamboo shoot, cooked with minimal spices to let the smoky flavour shine.

🇮🇳India· Meghalaya

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 40 min
Total: 60 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Medium
Calories: 260 kcal

Ingredients

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Servings

300 g smoked pork or beef — cut into chunks
80 g fermented bamboo shoot — sliced
150 g colocasia leaves or local greens — chopped
1 medium Onion — sliced
1 tbsp Ginger — crushed
4 cloves Garlic — crushed
3 pieces Green chillies — whole
1 tsp Salt — to taste
700 ml Water

Equipment

•Heavy pot

Nutrition

Per serving, approximate

Calories: 260 kcal
fat: 16 g
carbs: 9 g
fibre: 4 g
protein: 18 g
calories: 260 kcal

Instructions

1
Rinse the smoked meat briefly. Put it in a heavy pot with water.
2
Bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes to soften the meat and flavour the broth.
3
Add the sliced onion, ginger, garlic and whole green chillies to the pot.
4
Simmer for another 10 minutes until the meat is nearly tender.
5
Add the sliced fermented bamboo shoot. Simmer for 5 minutes.
6
Stir in the chopped greens. Cook for about 5 minutes until wilted and tender.
7
Season with salt to taste. Keep the broth light rather than heavily spiced.
8
Ladle hot into bowls and serve.