Tripura Special

1. Chakhwi



Ingredients:
Bamboo shoots: 500 gm.
Pork:250 gm.
Jack fruit seed :100 gm.
Green papaya:100 gm.
Backing soda:2 tea spoon full.
Green chili:10 no.
Ginger:50gm. Turmeric powder: 1 tsf.
Fresh Lemon leaves:12 no.
Rice flour: 2 fist full(30-40 gm.)

Preparation:
Peel off the bamboo shoots, cut the tender part of shoots into small piece of 1-2 cm. each. Take the skin of he green papaya, cut into small piece of 3-4 cm. Peel of the skin of the jack fruit seeds, soak it in water for 15 minutes, remove the red covering of the seeds, cut it longitudinally into two half. Make the ginger to finely chopped, tear of the lemon leaves into two parts. Prepare liquid paste of the rice flour in a small bowl and keep it aside. Cut the pork into medium pieces, split the chili remove the seeds.

Procedure:
1. Take 1.5L of water in a big pan/karaih. Add two spoon of baking soda, bring it to boil for 5 minutes. Remove the foam slowly by serving spoon that is formed.
2. Add salt to taste, one spoon of turmeric continue to boil, add splitted green chili and chopped ginger, allow it to boil for 3 minutes.
3. Add the bamboo shoot and jackfruit seeds. Keep the burner medium to high flame. Boil it for another 10 minutes.
4. Pour the pork and papaya in the pan continue to cook for 20 minutes, cover with lid.
5. Bring down the flame to simmer, add the rice flour paste in the pan, slowly stir the curry simultaneously. Cover with lid, keep it for 5 minutes.
6. Add the torn fresh lemon leaves. Mix it properly in the curry, cover with lid, keep for 2-3 minutes.
7. Remove from the fire, transfer to a serving bowl, serve warm with rice.