Curry Goan Pork Vindaloo

1.Start with the marinade. Place all the whole spices and Indian bay leaves, if using in a dry frying pan over medium heat and roast until they become fragrant and warm to the touch but are not yet smoking.

2.Transfer to a plate to cool slightly and then pour the spices in a food processor and blend to a fine powder. You could also use a pestle and mortar but that's a lot more work.

3.Add the chillies, one tbsp vinegar, tamarind paste, brown sugar, garlic and ginger and blend to a smooth vindaloo paste.

4.Put the pork in a large bowl with the marinade and stir well to combine.

5.Leave the pork to marinate for at least 30 minutes or overnight eight to 48 hours. The longer the better.

6.To finish

7.When ready to cook, heat the coconut or rapeseed (canola) oil in a saucepan, large frying pan or wok over low heat.

8.Add the garlic slivers and allow to cook gently for about 10 minutes. It is important not to burn the garlic so watch carefully. The garlic should be soft and only lightly browned as photographed above.

9.Remove the garlic from the saucepan and set aside.

10.Using the same oil, heat you pan over medium high heat until the oil is beginning to shimmer.

11.Add the mustard seeds and when they begin to crackle, stir in the curry leaves. Fry for about 15 seconds until the curry leaves are very fragrant and then toss in the chopped onions.

12.Fry for about 5 minutes over medium high heat until the onions are soft and translucent. Sprinkle a little salt over the onions. This will help release moisture from them.

13.Stir in the Kashmiri chilli powder and ground turmeric. Careful, don't add a the chilli powder if you don't like your curries spicy.

14.Add the chopped tomatoes and the pork with its marinade to the pan and then pour in just enough water to cover.

15.Leave to simmer, covered for about an hour until the pork is very tender. You may need to add a drop more water while simmering.

16.When the meat is tender, the sauce should taste amazing. Adjust spicing adding more salt if needed and more chilli powder if you want.

17.Stir in some of the cooked garlic and leave some behind to garnish. Stir in more vinegar if needed to taste.

18.squeeze the lime juice over the top and serve.