Begin by making the marinade/sauce. In a small saucepan, combine the pureed mango, 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and let simmer over low heat.
3
Create the dry rub by mixing together 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1/2 teaspoon curry powder, 1 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
4
Coat each of the pork chops evenly with the dry rub.
5
Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to an oven-safe pan and heat over medium-high heat. Sear the pork chops in the pan for 1-2 minutes on each side.
6
Spoon a tablespoon of the simmered mango curry glaze onto each pork chop.
7
Transfer the pan with pork chops to the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes.
8
Remove the pan from the oven and let the pork chops rest for 5 minutes.
9
Serve the pork chops garnished with chopped cilantro and red pepper flakes, with the remaining mango curry sauce on the side.