Pork and Koorka

Overview
A typical pork dish made by Christians in Kerala especially in Trichur.  Koorka or Chinese potato cooked with pork becomes very flavorful and delicious.  More than the pork I like the koorka which gets all the flavors from being cooked with the pork.  This year when I went to India I got to make this dish with my mother. Fresh Koorka  does make a big difference is taste and texture for this recipe. Though cleaning fresh Koorka is a tedious job the end result is definitely worth it.

Pork with Koorka

Ingredients
Pork cut into pieces - 2 pounds
Cleaned fresh koorka about 1 1/2 pounds
Ginger cut into thin long slices - 2 inch piece
Green chilly - 6 - 7 split in center
Shallots thin sliced -  8
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder - 1 teaspoons
Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste

For Saute
Oil - 4  tablespoons
Shallots - 8 - 10 thin sliced
Garlic - 8 - 10 cloves thin sliced
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Coriander powder - 2 tablespoons
Chilly powder - 1 1/2 tablespoons
Black pepper powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Garam masala powder - 1 tablespoon

Steps
1. Mix the clean cut pieces of pork in a pressure cooker with thin sliced shallots, ginger, green chilly, curry leaves, chilly powder, coriander powder , turmeric and salt. Cook till the pork is done one whistle.

2. Turn off the heat. Add the cleaned koorka to the pork and cook covered  till the koorka is cooked well.

3. In another pan heat the oil. When the oil gets hot add the thin sliced shallots and garlic and saute till the shallots become slight brown,

4. Add the Chilly powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder and garam masala and saute well. Add the Curry leaves. Saute few more minutes.

5. Add the cooked pork and koorka to this and mix well. Saute till almost all the liquid has evaporated.

Serve hot with plain rice and other curries.