The Kodava pandi curry is one of the most popular dish in the world. The burst of flavor from the pepper as well as the tickling of the taste buds from the cocum makes this one of the most fun dishes to eat.
Ingredients for Pandi Curry
- Pork (I leaned more towards lean 😀 with a little fat)
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- Turmeric
- Onions (around 3-4)
- Garlic pods
- Oil
- Ginger
- Coriander Powder
- Chili powder
- Lime, kachampuli or vinegar
Let the preparations begin………….
- Make a paste of onion, ginger and garlic.
- I usually dry roast the spices in one of those tadka bowls till they start releasing their aroma and almost on the verge of warning “Stop we are getting burnt” !!! Cool them down (talk to them maybe??) and grind them to a powder (sigh after all the talking u murderer !)
- Wash and drain the pork and marinate with salt, chilly powder, turmeric powder and punish it in a corner
- Add  kachampuli/lime or Vinegar to the meat and pressure cook  ( around 4-5 whistles)
- Fry the paste prepared till it becomes a little dark and add the cooked pork
- Gradually mix in the coriander powder, chilli powder, and the mixed powder that trusted you before you ground them
- Add water to adjust the gravy
- At this point I add a little more kachampuli ( yeah I like it sour and spicy)
Note – The original Kachampuli  (available in various Coorgi shops) is pretty expensive and its getting difficult to get considering the long process it takes to make them.  What I do is boil the hell out of Kuddam Puli (a tamarind used for fish curries and are either cousins or blood brothers to Kachampuli) till the essence comes into the water, strain and make a concentrate of that which I bottle. The reason why I strain is otherwise you get this coarse taste like sand on your tongue.
The best accompaniment is of course the Akki roti made with rice flour but I can eat with anything. 🙂  What u see is chapati (tortilla)
For the veggies……….. maybe you could skip most of the steps and try with boiled potatoes and other starchy veggies. The kachampuli is not just for meat. I tried it once and it came out pretty interesting.
Linked to ABC Wednesday(S) with Succulent
Nice one, Pheno Menon. Looks delish! What is the difference between Kachampuli and Kuddam puli? I haven’t come across this before. 🙂
same family…as diff as two brothers can be… their scientific names Kachampuli (Garcinia gummi-gutta ) and Kuddampuli (Garcinia cambogia). They are linked to their respective information pages in the post. Just click on the words
This looks absolutely fab. I have not seen this recipe. Happy WW!
Never heard of the two K words Pheno!! But this looks smokin hottt! 🙂
Yum I fancy some of that I do love a nice curry 😉
Nice one! I like your recipes…kinda like mine without the amounts. Just go with the flow pretty much… 😛
Sounds interesting to me!!!
Have a great rest of the week.
That looks and sound absolutely delicious
Mollyxxx
Sounds delicious, looks a bit suspect though. 🙂
My son would love this, especially with curry but not my husband.
DOES look good!
That is one type of curry I have never made — must try it. (Pork)
Oh my…this looks tasty!!! ♥
What a tasty recipe. I do love curry but my poor husband’s taste buds are too delicate…(:0)
Looks and sounds succulent, alright!
Leslie
abcw team
Looks good. Seems to be tasty… Thanks.
Looks yummy but doesn’t really start with an “S” :)!
Gattina
ABC Wednesday Team
I agree but Succulent does start with an S! 🙂
Excellent presentation.
Does look delish but Pork Curry….. S ? Link is Succulent but that is not the heading,, Gorgeous sounding curry though…. perhaps a Shrimp Curry would have been better ?
Best wishes,
Di.
This looks delicious! Great recipe 🙂
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