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Oven baked pork chops served with jeera aloo and mint raita.
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Roasted Curried Pork Chops Recipe

Indian flavours are not often thought of when you think of pork, but they work wonderfully together, and these curried pork chops are a delicious example of that, they are baked in the oven with a thick tomato and onion "paste" sweetened with raisins.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Anglo Indian
Keyword baked curried pork chops, Curried pork chops, curried pork chops oven, pork chops curry
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 651kcal
Author Brian Jones

Ingredients

  • 2 Boneless Pork Loin Chops 450g or 1lb total
  • ¼-½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Cooking Oil
  • 1 Medium Onion 150g
  • 15 g Ginger ½ thumb sized piece
  • 4 Garlic Cloves
  • 1 Green Chilli Pepper
  • 2 Small-Medium Tomatoes 150g total
  • 50 g Raisins ⅓ Cup
  • 2 tablespoon Ghee
  • 1 tablespoon Mild Curry Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Kashmiri Chilli Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Fenugreek

Instructions

  • Season the pork with the salt and set it aside.
  • Top and tail the onion, cut it in half, peel it and then cut it into 5mm (¼") strips from "pole to pole".
  • Peel and grate the ginger.
  • Peel the garlic cloves and chop them as finely as you can.
  • Cut the tomatoes into 8 wedges each.
  • Slice the chilli pepper into rings.
  • Drizzle the pork chops with the oil.
  • Heat a 28cm or 11" frying pan over a high heat; when it is hot, sear the pork chops all over, paying attention to the fatty edge. Then remove and set aside.
    Curried Pork Chops Process shot 1 of 6
  • Reduce the heat under the pan to medium-high, add the ghee, followed by the onions and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    Curried Pork Chops Process shot 2 of 6
  • Add the tomatoes, raisins and chopped chilli and cook for 3-4 minutes.
    Curried Pork Chops Process shot 3 of 6
  • Add the garlic, ginger, curry powder, chilli powder and crush the dried fenugreek into the pan. Stir to form a thick paste, then push this to the side of the pan.
    Curried Pork Chops Process shot 4 of 6
  • Return the pork chops to the pan, and spoon over the tomato paste.
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  • Add a lid, transfer them to the oven and cook for 12-15 minutes, at 180°C or 350°F before serving.
    Curried Pork Chops Process shot 6 of 6

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 651kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 52g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 189mg | Sodium: 508mg | Potassium: 1454mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 962IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 3mg
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