Dohkhlieh

Name: Dohkhlieh
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Khasi
Ingredients: 500 g pork with some fat (shoulder or head meat); 2 onions, finely chopped; 1½ tbsp ginger, finely chopped; 4 green chillies, finely chopped; ½ lime, juiced (optional); 2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped; salt to taste

Tender boiled pork chopped and tossed with raw onion, ginger and green chilli — Khasi pork salad, clean, sharp and refreshing.

Ingredients

500 g pork with some fat (shoulder or head meat)
2 onions, finely chopped
1½ tbsp ginger, finely chopped
4 green chillies, finely chopped
½ lime, juiced (optional)
2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
salt to taste

Method

Put the pork in a pot with water to cover and 1 tsp salt.
Boil for 30 minutes until fully cooked and tender but still firm (or 3 whistles in a pressure cooker).
Drain and let the pork cool for 10 minutes.
Chop the pork, fat and all, into small bite-sized pieces.
Add the onions, ginger, green chillies and salt and mix well with your hands.
Squeeze over the lime if using, toss in the coriander and serve at room temperature.

Tip: Traditionally pig's head meat is used, sometimes with the brain mashed in to make it creamy. Chop the onion very fine so it softens in the salad.