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Gahori aru Lai Xaak

Winter in Assam on a plate — pork cooked with fresh mustard greens until the greens soak up all the pork fat.

Ingredients

• 750 g pork with fat, cubed
• 2 bunch lai xaak (mustard greens), chopped
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 tbsp ginger paste
• 1 tbsp garlic paste
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 4 green chillies
• 1 tbsp mustard oil
• salt to taste

Method

1. Pressure cook pork with turmeric, salt and ½ cup water for 3 whistles.
2. Heat mustard oil, add onion and fry till soft.
3. Add ginger, garlic and chillies, sauté 2 minutes.
4. Add the cooked pork with its stock and fry till the fat renders, about 10 minutes.
5. Add the lai xaak in batches, letting it wilt down.
6. Cook uncovered 10 minutes until the greens are soft and coated in pork fat. Serve with rice.

Tip: Add a teaspoon of khorisa or a dash of lemon if you like a sour edge.