Pork with black sesame
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Pork cooked in a dark, nutty sauce of ground roasted black sesame, ginger and chilli.
Region: NagalandOccasion: Festive mealsTime: 1 hourServes: 4Non-vegetarian
Ingredients
- 500 g pork with fat, in pieces
- 4 tbsp black sesame seeds
- 2 inch ginger
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1–2 king chillies or 4 green chillies
- Salt to taste
Method
- Boil the pork with salt and 1½ cups water for 30 minutes until nearly tender.
- Dry-roast the black sesame until it crackles. Cool.
- Grind the sesame with ginger, garlic and chillies to a paste with a little water.
- Add the paste to the pork and cook on low heat for 15 minutes, stirring, until the sauce is thick and coats the meat.
- Serve with rice.
History
Black sesame is grown on hill fields and is used in several Naga communities to thicken and flavour meat dishes.
Significance
Pork with black sesame is a richer dish, cooked for celebrations and special family meals.