Dohjem | Khasi Recipe | Pork innards with Sesame seeds

Dohjem - A Khasi delicacy from North East India

Dohjem is a mouthwatering pork delicacy of the Khasi tribe from North East India. The recipe is exotic and prepared with pig innards however since the ham shops in my area does not sell them, I decided to prepare this yummy dish with regular pork. The meat is ultra-tender and utterly delicious, and the sesame seeds paste have added a deeper and nuttier flavour taste while the fragrance from the bay leaf peeps out flawlessly. I hope you enjoy this North East Indian style pork recipe and kindly drop in your comments.

INGREDIENTS

1.    Pork 500 grams

2.    Sesame seeds 50grams

3.    Salt to taste

4.    Dry Red chilies 8 to 10

5.    Ginger 1 inch pounded

6.    Garlic 10 cloves pounded

7.    Turmeric powder 1/3rd teaspoon

8.    Oil 1 tablespoon

9.    Bay leaf 2 to 3

 

 Pork innards with Sesame seeds

PREPARATION

1.    Dry roast the sesame seeds for 2 -3 minutes to bring out its flavor on a medium flame stirring continuously. Then pound it with some water until it turns into a smooth paste.

2.    Heat oil in a pan and in the meantime, burn the tips of your bay leaves on your stove and put them in your pan. This helps in enhancing the flavour of the bay leaves.

3.    Add the turmeric powder and saute it on a low flame for a minute.

4.    Add the pounded ginger, garlic cloves and sesame seeds paste – stir and cook them for a minute.

5.    Add the pork pieces or innards and a pinch salt to taste – stir frequently and open cook it for 15 minutes.

Tip: We do not add the salt at the beginning since the dish is tricky when it comes to seasoning, which we don not want to mess it up until we achieve a certain level of expertise so we will adjust it later.

6.    Now add 3 cups of water – stir cover and cook it for 30 to 40 minutes on a medium flame occasionally stirring in between.

7.    We should now open cook until the water from the Dohjem completely dries.

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