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Sweet and Sour Chicken/Pork feat. Doma Wang | Pasher Barir Ranna
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Sweet and Sour Chicken/Pork feat. Doma Wang | Pasher Barir Ranna



In this episode of Pasher Barir Ranna, Doma Wang, chef and founder of The Blue Poppy, the Tibetan restaurant that was originally housed in Sikkim House on Middleton Row in Kolkata, cooks one of her all-time favourites: her take on her father’s sweet and sour pork.

This recipe is a classic example of how recipes pass laterally, from family to family, and from one generation down to the next, evolving, branching out and mutating during the course of their lifetimes.

Doma di’s father learned this recipe from his Cantonese friend when they lived in Kalimpong during Doma di’s childhood. He in turn taught it to his daughter, who modified it to her own taste and passed it on. Far from the “source”, its spirit lives on in that the sight of all the juicy vegetables in a sweet-tangy broth inspires wonder and delight even today.

Here, Doma di uses pork shoulder, although pork belly would work too. This can be made with chicken, fish, prawns, or even just the vegetables! If you are making sweet and sour chicken or prawns, you can skip the boiling step altogether and proceed directly with frying.

Doma di says her favourite part about this recipe is not the pork, but the vegetables—cauliflower, cucumber, tomato, pineapple, etc.—and we agree! It is a scintillating sensation to bite into the crunchy, juicy, sour-sweet vegetables. Doma di likes to keep the sauce quite thin because she serves this with fragrant, boiled short-grain rice. You can make it thicker if you are serving this with noodles or fried rice.

It is a very easy, very quick recipe to make this holiday season!

Doma Wang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doma_wang/
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🎵 Music: “Barir pashe arshi nagar” originally composed by Lalon Fakir in the 1800s.
– Re-arranged and recorded for Bong Eats by
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– Abhijit Kundu (guitar)
– Nilesh Banerjee (drums)

46 Comments

  2. @friskybeatss

    Her recipes are something else, would've never guessed these ingredients could go together. Super interesting recipe, thank you again and Merry christmas(time to soak the fruits)

  3. @mrbakarkhani

    All these Doma Di videos are so comforting and easy. Every one of them. Really hoping this series never ends. Seasons greetings! 🙂

  13. @SukanyaBose-i8s

    Such a nostalgic dish. Eto bhalo sweet and sour Kolkata r moto kothao pawa jae na. So happy to see the recipe that I am cooking it tonight. One small tip I wanted to share. I love sweet and sour gravy flavour but not a fan of pineapples, it’s funny though. I had learnt from somewhere that alternative is to use pineapple juice to get same flavour without adding the pieces. I will try this recipe with that tip ! 😊

  15. @GabyPoulain

    I personally steer clear from Chinese sweet and sour dishes due in part to my diabetes but I was hooked onto watching this video till the end because I simply love the way it's presented. The visuals, the meticulous steps and of course Doma Di's impeccable presentation. Well done to the Bong Eats team for yet another splendid video ❤

  28. @sumitavoghosh6523

    When Doma di Said, “I will not take the seeds out because these are so কচি “… melted my heart, just like the pork would melt in mouth. In short, delish!❤❤❤

  30. @real-4

    Thanku so much for this recipe..
    Pls may I know if these sauces that you bought are available online

  31. @roynilanjana

    The look of the dish is so warm and comforting. Crunchy vegetables with sweet pineapple would definitely be a joyride for the taste buds !! Can't wait to make the veg version and try it ! Thank you so much for bringing this recipe to us!

  32. @ShumaylahElsaHaque

    I can listen to Doma Di all day, her voice and her way of speaking are so therapeutic, she's so beautifully well spoken, lover her vibe, a real boss indeed ❤

  35. @xvj-f7x

    Often even fresh pork has a pungent odour ( maybe male or other factor) . How do I make sure I don't get those ?

  36. @meholisarkar4738

    We recently visited Popo’s & hands down the best Tibetan cuisine ever. We had their sweet & sour chicken & the prawn & bacon noodles. 10/10 what banger food! ❤️

  37. @ayeditya

    Hellos. Visiting Kol next week with my partner who is Malaysian Chinese. Which Chinese restaurant is a must-do? We prefer warm, homely vibes and would support local / family -run, standalone places over chains. TIA

  38. @aricksaha415

    My office is in KIT BUILDING, so I've enjoyed this video not only for the delicious Sweet and Sour Pork but also the marketing location 😁

  44. @nvmn4834

    It looks so good, im a vegetarian so i intend to cook with only veggies, cant wait to try it..

    Edit: im gonna also make some little tweaks to try to make it diabetic friendly but your recipe gave me inspiration to try something diff