Pork Roast East Indian Style is a staple at home and a family favourite too. This traditional pork roast is a quick and easy recipe and you will not mind making it too often.
With minimum ingredients, this pork roast recipe turns out to be delicious. The pork meat cooks in its own fat and absorbs the flavour of lemon, crushed pepper, and a few whole spices. The pork roast is so succulent and flavourful and cooks to perfection.
You can serve this East Indian-style pork roast as a side dish or appetizer. Everyone loves this because of its low spice levels and tender and juicy meat pieces.
Traditionally, we cook a pork roast in big chunks and then slice it to serve. But for quick and easy cooking, I love to cut the pork into bite size pieces. This way the meat not only cooks faster but also turns out to be tender juicy and flavourful.
You could also make pork roast in a pressure cooker if you want to speed up the cooking time. But if the meat is tender I suggest you cook it on a stovetop or in an instant pot for better flavours.
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Pork Roast Ingredients and Marinade
The pork roast has ingredients that act as a marinade for the recipe. Basic ingredients available in every kitchen go into this meat, making it flavourful. The result is a delicious pork roast in East Indian style that is so quick and easy to put together.
PORK. You can use any cut of pork for this roast. Cut the pork into bite-size pieces or simply cut it into big chunks. Once the roast is done you can then cut the chunks into bite-size pieces and serve.
LEMON. You will need the juice of at least two lemons for 1 kg pork in order to give it a slight tangy. Use more if you like your roast to have a slightly sour taste.
PEPPER. Use coarsely crushed pepper when the roast is done. These crushed pepper bits feel wonderful in every bite.
RED CHILLIES. Break 4 to 5 dried Red chillies and add to the pork meat. Apart from adding spice, these chillies render a slightly red hue to the pork roast making it appetizing.
GINGER. Mash a large piece of ginger and add. Being good for digestion Ginger also helps in enhancing the flavour of the pork roast.
WHOLE SPICES. A few whole spices, such as cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves can be added.
SALT. Finally, salt to taste. You may need slightly more than you would normally do.
How to Make Pork Roast (East Indian Style)
Quick and easy to cook, let’s know how to make Pork Roast. First cut the pork into bite-size pieces
- PORK ROAST MARINADE. Marinate the pork meat, preferably overnight or at least for 3 to 4 hours. The following ingredients go into the Pork Roast Marinade –
- Red Chillies – 4 Nos. cut into 2 or 3 pieces.
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 2-inches ginger roughly mashed.
- Whole spices such as cardamom, cinnamon and cloves
- Salt to taste
- PORK ROAST COOKING TIME. After marination, transfer the pork meat in a vessel and place it on a medium heat. Cover the vessel and allow the meat to cook for 40 to 50 minutes or till done. The cooking time will depend on the quality of pork you are using.
- Alternately, you could transfer the marinated meat into a pressure cooker. It may take 3 to 4 whistles for the pork meat to cook, approximately 15 minutes.
- After the meat is tender, dry up all the liquids in the vessel. Then add a teaspoon or freshly crushed peppercorns and mix well. The pork roast is ready and you can switch off the flame. Allow the pork roast to rest for about 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
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Serving Suggestions
Serve Pork Roast with East Indian Fugias or bread. You can serve this as a side dish with your main course meals or as an appetizer.
Shred the pork roast and make lovely sandwiches too. The remaining roast can be kept in an air-tight container and refrigerated for use later. The meat tastes great even after a week hence suggest you make a larger batch of this delicious Pork Roast.
Pork Roast East Indian Style
Ingredients
- 1 kg Pork, Boneless cut into cubes.
- 4 Dried Red Chillies, cut into 2 -3 pieces
- 2 Lemons (extract the juice)
- 2 inch Ginger, mashed roughly
- Whole spices (2 cardamoms, 1-inch cinnamon, 4 cloves)
- 1 tsp Pepper, freshly crushed
- Salt to taste
Instructions
How to make Pork Roast
- Wash and drain the pork meat well.
- Add all the ingredients for marinade, except crushed pepper and whole spices. Marinate overnight or for 3 to 4 hours.
- After the marination period, transfer the pork meat into a vessel and add the whole spices and 1/4 cup water after rinsing the bowl.
- Cover the vessel and place on a medium heat and cook till done.
- When the meat is cooked, add freshly crushed pepper and switch off the flame.
Notes
- Â Cooking time will depend on the quality of pork meat.
- Add salt and pepper, as per your taste.
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