Erachi Choru

I know, You love Erachi choru more than Biriyani..Why? I never knew..

Ingredients

250 gm pork fillet cut in to small pieces

2 cloves of garlic

1 inch piece of ginger

2 green chillies

1/2 t spn chilli powder

2 t spn coriander powder

1/2 t spn turmeric powder

1/2 t spn pepper powder

1 onion, chopped fine

1 inch piece of cinnamon

4 cloves of cardamom

1 star anise

One handful of coriander leaves, chopped fine

1 tbls spn lemon juice

3 tbl spn oil.

2 cups Basmati Rice

1. Pound ginger, garlic and green chillies fine and marinate the meat with it along with coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder and pepper powder for 15 minutes.

2.Heat 3 tbl spn oil in a pressure cooker and fry the onion till it is nicely browned.

3. Add the meat, cardamom, cinnamon and the star anise and continue to stir.

4. When the meat is lightly browned, add a cup of water, enough salt, coriander leaves and the lemon juice.

5. Pressure cook for 15 minutes. Take it off from fire

6. Wash the basmati rice and drain

7. Add the rice to the meat in the pressure cooker

8. Add salt and top up the water. (The water should be 1 inch above the rice)

9. Close the lid. Once you put the weight on, turn off the heat after 5 minutes.

10. Open the lid after 20 minutes.

11. Mix well and serve with raita.

Yaya, remember.. you have to add the salt twice. One when you cook the meat and the second time when you add the rice..
When Mama started to cook, I found it very difficult to follow 'water level should be one inch above the rice' law. I have burned my finger so many times, by dipping my finger in the pot to check the level! Finally mama marked the level on a wooden spoon and used it to meassure! Perhaps you should do the same.. I don't want you to burn your finger!