Indian Pork with Pickling Spices

This is what I made last night, based on Meena Patak's recipe. It is hands down one of the best tasting things I've had in a while. And so simple! Let me tell you, the lemon pickle flavour is out of this world! 


If you haven't tried it before, and you can get your hands on a bottle (I use Patak's Lemon Pickles. How original...), please do yourself a favour and and give it a whiff. That alone will convince you of the wonders that lie inside that bottle. 

This is so different from the normal flavours I associate with Indian food, you know, spicy & creamy & tomatoey, but you know, sometimes you just don't feel like something heavy & creamy. Right? Right. So this one is for when you feel like something a bit lighter, more zesty and refreshing. Best of all, it only takes about 30 minutes. Now that's what I call a good deal.

Indian Pork with Pickling Spices

Serves 3

1 tbsp oil
450g pork, cubed
half of a medium yellow bellpepper, sliced into strips
125g babymarrow, sliced diagonally into thickish slices
a handful of springonions, chopped (i like to chop into biggish pieces, but it probably doesn't make a difference)
2 tablespoons of lime pickle
2 tablespoons of mango chutney (if you can't get mango, use normal chutney, but add a bit of sugar)
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup uncooked brown rice

1. First get your rice going - add 2 cups water, salt and cook for about 25 - 30 minutes.
2. Next, heat up the oil in a pan and add the pork. Fry for about 3 - 4 minutes over high heat, then add yellow bellpepper.
3. Fry another 2 - 3 minutes, stirring every so often, then add babymarrow.
4. After another 3 minutes, when babymarrow is starting to soften, add the spring onions, lime pickle and mango chutney. Add salt and pepper to taste, lower heat, cover with lid and cook for another 5 minutes until veggies are soft but still crispy and pork is cooked through.
5. Serve over brown rice.

Nutritional info (per serving): Calories 402.0 Total Fat 19.6 g Saturated Fat 5.3 g Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6 g Monounsaturated Fat 3.5 g Cholesterol 62.5 mg Sodium 1613.7 mg Potassium 86.6 mg Total Carbohydrate 19.2 g Dietary Fiber 2.1 g Sugars 0.3 g Protein 29.1 g