Duck Curry With Coconut Milk | Tharavu Thengapal Curry
This homestyle duck curry is built on a foundation of shallots fried dark in coconut oil and spices toasted until they release their full aroma. It tastes even better the next morning, spooned over cold leftover rice.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 1/2 kg Duck — cut into bite sized pieces
- 2 nos Onion — sliced
- 3 nos Green chillies — slit
- 2 nos Green chillies — crushed
- 2 tsp Ginger — crushed
- 1 tsp Ginger paste
- 6 Cloves Garlic — chopped
- 1 nos Tomato — chopped
- 1/2 cup Curry leaves
- 3 nos Dry red chillies
- 4 nos Shallots — chopped (Kunjulli)
- 2 nos Potatoes — cubed
- 2 nos Cinnamon sticks (Karugapatta)
- 3 nos Cloves (Grambu)
- 1 cup Thick Coconut milk first milk
- 1 cup Thin Coconut milk second milk
- 2 tsp Chilly powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- Coconut oil, to taste
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
For preparing Tharavu Thengapal Curry, first mix second coconut milk with ginger crushed, shallots, green chillies crushed, cubed potatos, required salt, cinnamon, cloves and little curry leaves.
Step 2
Add duck pieces and pressure cook it until done.
Step 3
When done, set aside with gravy.
Step 4
Heat a wok and add oil. Add curry leaves, ginger paste, chopped garlic and onion.
Step 5
Fry till onion changes to golden color. Add slit green chillies, coriander, turmeric and chilly powder. Sprinkle little salt.
Step 6
Add the cooked duck with gravy. Let the coconut milk gravy thicken. Add tomato pieces. Stir everything together thoroughly and keep on low heat for a few minutes.
Step 7
Add first coconut milk(onnam palu) and turn flame off before boiling starts.
Step 8
Pour little oil on top and take it off the heat.
Step 9
Duck Curry With Coconut Milk is ready to serve.
Tip
Coconut oil and curry leaves at the very end, off the heat, give the curry its characteristic Kerala aroma. Never skip this final step.
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