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Varutharacha Tharavu Kari - Spicy Duck Curry

Ingredients

Serves: 8

A Christian dish.

1 kg duck

1/2 cup oil

3 medium-sized onions,finely sliced

2 medium-sized potatoes,finely sliced

4 shallots,chopped

1 tsp plain flour (maida)

1 tsp salt

Spice paste:

1/2 tbsp oil

20 dry red chillies,seeded

6 shallots,chopped

6 cloves garlic,chopped

3-cm piece ginger,chopped

1 tsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp fennel seeds (badi saunf)

2 white cardamoms,peeled

3-cm stick cinnamon,broken into pieces

2 cloves

2 tsp white vinegar

1/4 cup water

Method of Preparation

  • Heat 1/2 tbsp oil for spice paste in a pan and fry red chillies till fragrant.Cool and grind to a smooth paste with remaining ingredients for spice paste.
  • Cut duck into 5-cm pieces,wash well and pat dry.
  • Mix spice paste into duck and marinate for 2 hours.
  • Place duck in a pressure cooker with scant 1 cup water and cook umder pressure for 15 minutes.
  • Strain and reserve stock.
  • Heat oil in a pan,add duck and saute till brown,Remove from pan and set aside.
  • Add onions and potatoes to pan and fry till onions turn translucent.Remove onions and potatoes from pan and set aside.
  • Reduce oil to 2 tbsp,add shallots and fry till brown.
  • Sprinkle in flour,mix well and add duck and reserved onions,potatoes and stock.Mix well,bring to boil and simmer till potatoes are tender and gravy thickens.
  • Serve with rice or porotta.
 
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