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Cumin-crusted pork fillet with aubergine and tomato curry

Name: Cumin-crusted pork fillet with aubergine and tomato curry
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 red onion, roughly chopped; 3 medium-sized aubergines, cut into 2,5cm chunks; 5ml (1 tsp) fennel seeds; 5ml (1 tsp) cumin seeds; 5ml (1 tsp) ground coriander; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2,5cm fresh ginger, peeled and grated; 1 green chilli, seeded and finely chopped; salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2 x 400g tins whole Italian tomatoes; 60ml (¼ cup) tomato paste; 4 x 200g pork fillet; 60ml (¼ cup) cumin seeds, toasted; handful fresh coriander leaves; brown basmati rice, to serve

May 22, 2019 (Last Updated: April 10, 2019)

When following a low-fat diet, choose lean cuts of meat such as pork, ostrich, veal or chicken fillets. Pork fillet contains only about 4g fat per 100g.

By Nicola Basson

Photograph by Johan Wilke

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Cumin-crusted pork fillet with aubergine and tomato curry

Serves: 4

Total Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

1 red onion, roughly chopped
3 medium-sized aubergines, cut into 2,5cm chunks
5ml (1 tsp) fennel seeds
5ml (1 tsp) cumin seeds
5ml (1 tsp) ground coriander
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2,5cm fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 green chilli, seeded and finely chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 x 400g tins whole Italian tomatoes
60ml (¼ cup) tomato paste
4 x 200g pork fillet
60ml (¼ cup) cumin seeds, toasted
handful fresh coriander leaves
brown basmati rice, to serve

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200ºC.

Fry the onion in a non-stick pan until soft. Remove from the pan and set aside. (If you don't have a non-stick pan, use non-stick cooking spray or a little olive oil.)

In the same pan, fry the aubergine in batches until soft. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Crush the fennel and cumin seeds with a pestle and mortar. Heat the frying pan and warm the crushed seeds, together with the ground coriander, until fragrant. Remove from the pan and set aside.

In the same pan, fry the garlic, ginger and chilli until soft. Return the onion, aubergine and spices to the pan and season.

Cut the tomatoes into quarters and add them, along with their liquid, to the aubergine mixture. Add the tomato paste, cover and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.

In a non-stick frying pan over high heat, brown the pork fillets until golden on all sides. Season with salt and pepper and remove from the pan.

Place the cumin seeds on a plate and roll the pork fillets in these, so that they are covered with a crust of seeds. Roast the pork fillets on a baking tray in the oven until cooked, about 10 – 15 minutes depending on thickness.

Remove the tomato curry from the heat and add the coriander leaves. 10 Remove the fillets from the oven and cut into thin slices. Serve with the curry and brown basmati rice.