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Fried Sweet Pork Cakkalikās

Mānasollāsa 3.13.1439cd · 1129 · Indian

Sanskrit

घृते वा चक्कलीं भृष्ट्वा किरेदेला सशर्कराम् ॥ ३९ ॥

English

Or, having fried the cakkalī in ghee, he should scatter cardamom together with sugar over it.

Ingredients

  • 500 g cooked skinless roast pork belly, chilled
  • 20 g ghee
  • 20 g sugar
  • ¼ tsp ground cardamom

Method

  1. Slice the chilled pork belly into pieces about 3 mm thick and 5–7 cm long.
  2. Crisp the pork slices in the ghee over medium-high heat.
  3. Off the heat, toss the pork with the sugar and cardamom, and serve.