Nadan tharavu curry /spicy duck curry - kerala style

Ingredients

• Duck /Tharavu : 1 kg /2.2 lb
• Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp
• Red Chilly Powder : 2 tsp or to your spice level
• Coriander Powder : 2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Shallots /Small Red Onions : 1/4 cup
• Dried Whole Red Chillies : 2-3  Broken into two pieces
• Mustard Seeds : 1 tsp
• Curry Leaves : few
• Green Chillies  : 8-10 or to your spice level
• Coconut Oil : 2 tbsp
• Ghee : 1 tsp
• Onion : 1 large
• Tomato : 1
• Ginger : 1 tbsp
• Garlic :  1 tbsp
• Semi Thick Coconut milk: 2 cup
• Thick Coconut milk - 1 st extract /Thanipaal : 1 cup
• Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder : 2 tsp
• Red chilli powder : 1 tsp
• Garam masala powder : 3 tsp

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Preparation

• Cut the duck into medium sized pieces, wash well and soak them in a little salt and turmeric powder for couple of minutes and squeeze out the excess water and drain it.
• Marinate the cleaned duck pieces with the ingredients given in To Marinate for at least 30 minutes. Heat a pan or in pressure cooker, pour coconut oil.
• Add mustard seeds and when it starts to splutter, add sliced shallots, curry leaves, dried red chilly,chopped ginger,garlic and saute for couple of minutes.
• Add chopped onion, green chillies, satue till onions turn translucent and light brown color.
• Add the marinated duck pieces, salt to taste, cover pan and cook over low heat for 30-45 minutes till duck is half done or if your using pressure cooker, close the cooker and pressure cook until you hear about 5-6 whistles on high heat.
• Mix turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder and garam masala into the thin coconut milk and mix well.
• Pour in spiced coconut milk into half cooked duck and adjust the salt. Lower heat and simmer gently till duck is cooked and gravy has thickened.
• Open and add the thick coconut milk and stir gently. Cover and cook for another 2 mins and remove from the heat.