Tousinmas /Pork belly in coconut milk

Ingredients:

400-500gms pork belly

1 large onion

4 – 5 cloves of garlic

1” inch ginger

4 Birdseye Chile

4-5 green chilies

2 Kashmiri chili

Pinch of sugar

Salt to taste

Dry prawn paste:

2 teaspoons dry galmo

8-10 peppercorns

2 tablespoon tamarind water

Coconut milk ingredients:

5 tablespoon freshly grated coconut

Water as required (½ cup for thick extract & ¾ for second thin extract)

Pre- Preparation:

1. Wash and cut the pork belly into medium size.

2. In a dry grinder add dry galmo and peppercorns and grind to a fine powder.

3. To this add tamarind water and make a paste.

4. Add the meat to a frying pan with very little water and on medium flame cook for 12 minutes.

5. Add salt to taste and set aside.

6. In the same pan add ginger, garlic and onions. Sauté till translucent.

7. Now add the meat and thick coconut water.

8. Cover and cook for 15 minutes.

9. At this stage add dry prawn mixture, red chili, green chili and birds’ eye chili (half quantity) give it a good stir.

10. Cook for 5 minutes and add the thick coconut milk.

11. Cover and cook till the pork is done.

12. Add salt to taste.

13. Finally add a pinch of sugar and the remaining chilies.

14. Enjoy your Tousinmas with hot steaming white rice or pulao ( This dish can be kept dry or with slight gravy)

Enjoy life, Its delicious.