Sorpotel

 Ingredients : 

• Pork - 1kg 
• Pork liver and heart - ¹/₂kg
• Vinegar - ¹/₂bottle (300ml)
• Small ball of tamarind, soaked in a cup of water
• Finely chopped garlic - 1 pod
• Finely chopped ginger - 2"piece
• Finely chopped onions - 3nos
• Finely chopped green chillies - 4nos
• Salt - to taste

For Masala : 

• Dry red chillies - 20nos
• Cumin seeds - 1tsp
• Cloves - 6nos
• Turmeric powder - 1tsp
• Peppercorns - 10nos
• Cinnamon - 1" piece

Method of Preparation : 

Grind the ingredients for masala with a little vinegar and keep aside.

Wash and boil the uncut pork, liver and heart. Cool and cube into small cubes. Fry the cubes in a pan without using any oil till brown, remove and set aside. 

Using a little fat from the fried pork, fry ginger, garlic and onions, until the onions change colour. Add ground masala and fry for a minute. Add fried pieces of meat along with the tamarind paste and little vinegar (if necessary). Add 2tsp of salt. 

Cook on a slow fire for 1- 1¹/₂hours until meat is tender. Finally add chopped green chillies and cook for another ten minutes. Remove from fire. 

Sorpotel can be served with sannas, a type of rice bread and it tastes good on the next day. It is even better after three days or more.