Assado de Leitoa Roast Pigling

Ingredients

4 legs of pigling
4 inch piece of ginger
25 cloves of garlic
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 inch piece of cinnamon
16 cloves
2 tsp peppercorns
2 inch piece of turmeric
1 tsp sugar or small bit of jaggery
4 tbsp ghee or fat
Salt as per Taste


Method:

* Wash the legs of the pigling well, prick slightly and rub in the salt and keep aside.
* Grind all spices to fine paste with a little water and apply this paste to the legs.
* Sprinkle a tablespoon of vinegar and keep aside for an hour or so.
* Then take a pan, place it on slow fire, pour ghee or fat and arrange the legs.
* Allow to sizzle for a while and then add 3 or 4 cups of warm water including the water with which the grinding stone has been washed.
* When the water is almost dried and the meat is cooked, remove the pan from the fire.
* With the help of a fork and knife ( do not use fingers) slice the meat off the legs very neatly and fry these pieces in ghee or fat in a frying pan.
* Arrange the meat slices on a flat dish, sprinkle the gravy that is left in the pan over the meat and surround the meat with salad.