Garo Wak Pura

Name: Garo Wak Pura
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Garo
Ingredients: 500 g pork with fat; 6 pieces dried red chillies; 2 tbsp Ginger; 6 cloves Garlic; 1 large Onion; 0.5 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tbsp mustard oil; 1.5 tsp Salt; 100 ml Water

A dry, richly spiced Garo pork dish cooked with generous chillies and ginger until the pork fat renders and coats the meat.

🇮🇳India· Meghalaya

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 35 min
Total: 55 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Medium
Calories: 340 kcal

Ingredients

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Servings

Equipment

•Wok
•Mortar and pestle

Nutrition

Per serving, approximate

Calories: 340 kcal
fat: 25 g
carbs: 5 g
fibre: 2 g
protein: 22 g
calories: 340 kcal

Instructions

1
Grind the soaked dried red chillies with a little water into a rough paste.
2
Heat mustard oil in a wok (deep round pan). Add sliced onion and cook until soft.
3
Add crushed ginger and garlic. Fry gently until they smell fragrant.
4
Add the ground chilli paste and turmeric. Cook for 3–4 minutes until the raw smell fades.
5
Add the pork cubes. Stir well until the meat is evenly coated with the spice paste.
6
Cook on medium-high heat, stirring often, until the pork browns and lets out its fat.
7
Lower the heat and cover with a lid. Cook for 20 minutes, adding a splash of water only if it sticks.
8
Take off the lid. Cook until the liquid dries up and the pork is tender.
9
Stir in salt to season and serve hot.

Chef's tips

Keep the dish dry rather than saucy by cooking without a lid near the end. Adjust the number of chillies to control heat, though wak pura is traditionally quite spicy.