This Bihu, Cook up a Storm With Assamese Ghost Chilli & Pork

Tridip K Mandal
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Bandana Borah Saikia is a food blogger. She also runs the very popular food page ‘Red Chimney’ on Facebook. On the occasion of Bihu, she’s sharing a very popular recipe from Assam – ‘Gahori Manxho in Bhoot Jolokia and Bah Curry’ or Pork cooked in ghost chili and bamboo shoot.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Pork cooked in ghost chilli and bamboo shoots. </p></div>

Pork cooked in ghost chilli and bamboo shoots.

Ingredients:

Pork

Onions

Tomatoes

Ginger

Garlic

Ghost Chili (Bhut Jolokia)

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Chili) </p></div>

Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Chili)

Bamboo Shoot (Normal or pickled)

Oil

Salt

Water

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Pickled Bamboo Shoots. </p></div>

Pickled Bamboo Shoots.

How to cook:

1. Pressure cook the pork till four whistles

2. Strain the water and keep the meat aside

3. Chop 3-4 onions

4. Chop 3 tomatoes

5. Grind the ginger and garlic in a hand mortar

6. Heat a pan and add little oil (can be cooked without oil in pork fat too)

7. Add chopped onions and fry for 5 minutes

8. Add pork. Fry for 10 minutes so that it releases the oil

9. Add tomatoes

10. Add salt

11. Add ginger and garlic

12. Fry the mix for 5 minutes and add chopped ghost chili

13. Add chopped bamboo shoot

14. Let the mix fry for 5 minutes and then add a 1-2 cups of water

15. Cover the pan with a lid and let it cook for 10 minutes.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>A traditional Assamese spreadof rice, pork curry, khar and pitha. </p></div>

A traditional Assamese spreadof rice, pork curry, khar and pitha.

Serve the traditional Assamese spread of rice, pork curry, Khar (Black Lentil with Alkali), Kharuli, Chilli Pickle, Bamboo Shoot Pickle, Pitha and Laru and Tamul Paan (Betel Leaf and Nut).

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