Tharavu Curry Recipe  | Spicy Duck Curry Recipe – Kerala Style

Tharavu Curry Recipe  | Spicy Duck Curry Recipe – Kerala Style

Ingredients

• Duck /Tharavu : 1 kg
• Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp
• Red Chilly Powder : 2 tbsp or to your spice level
• Coriander Powder : 2 btspShallots /Small Red Onions : 1/4 cup (finely,sliced)
• Dried Whole Red Chillies : 2-3  Broken into two pieces
• Mustard Seeds : 1 tsp
• Curry Leaves : few
• Green Chillies  : 6 oor 7 or to your spice level (slit, lengthwise)
• pepper powder-1tbsp
• Onion : 2 large (finely, sliced)
• Small onion :6 or 7
• Ginger : 1 tbsp (chopped)
• Garlic :  1 tbsp (chopped)
• Semi Thick Coconut milk – 2 cups
• Garam masala powder : 3 tsp
• home made garam masala
• cinnamon : 1 inch stick
• cloves : 5
• cardamoms : 4 pods,
• star anise :2
• fennel seeds : 1/2 tsp

Method

•  First we  Cut the duck into medium sized pieces wash well and squeeze out the excess water
  and drain it.
•  Then we prepare ginger garlic paste and keep a side
•  Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pan / cheena chatti at medium heat. Splutter mustard seeds
  and ginger garlic paste, fry dried red chilies ,small onion,curry leaves,coconut pieces( thenga
  kothu) and big onion until golden colour.
•  Add chilli powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder,pepper powder, and saute for couple
  of minutes.
•  Then add duck pieces and mix well all ingredients
• Add 1 cup coconut milk. Mix well. The curry would be light brown. Continue cooking for
  another 5 to 6 minutes, until the curry changes to a brown colour
•  Add the thick coconut milk (1st extract) and stir gently. Cover and cook for another 2 to 3
  minutes
•  Then we finally add the garam masala and mix well and cook some minutes. Add salt to taste
• Cover and cook for some minutes and remove from the heat.
•  Serve hot with rice or appam.. and enjoy