Nadan Tharavu Curry (Countryside Duck Curry in Kerala Style)

Ingredients for Nadan Tharavu Curry (Countryside Duck Curry in Kerala Style):

Duck – 2 kg
Coconut oil – As needed
Mustard – ½ small spoon
Cloves – 3
Cardamom – 5, crushed
Fennel seeds – 1 big spoon, crushed
Ginger – 1 big piece, crushed
Garlic – 25 cloves – crushed
Curry leaves – As required
Onions – 4, chopped
Green chillies – 5, chopped
Turmeric powder – 2 small spoons
Coriander powder – 5 small spoons
Pepper powder – 2 small spoons
Chilli powder – 2.5 big spoons
Tomato – 3, chopped
Coconut – 2
Salt – As per taste
Vinegar – As required
Shallots – 3, chopped
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Red chillies – 2 or 3

Clean the duck, and without removing skin, cut it into small pieces.
Add a little salt, vinegar and turmeric powder to the water and dip the duck pieces.
Wash it well and strain off water.
Take a pressure cooker, and put duck pieces in it.
Add one small spoon of vinegar, a little turmeric powder, a little chopped ginger & garlic, salt and a big spoon of oil.
Manually mix the contents well and cook in a low flame for 4 or 5 whistles.
Heat coconut oil in a pan and sputter mustard seeds.
Sauté ingredients no: 4 and add ingredients no: 5.
Mix it well till a pleasant smell comes out.
Add onion and green chillies and sauté well.
When it is done, reduce the flame and add ingredients no: 7.
Mix it well and add tomatoes.
Close the lid and cook for 5 minutes.
Add cooked duck along with water and mix it well.
Close the lid, reduce the flame and cook for a few minutes.
Extract the first and second milk from the coconut.
Add the second milk to the duck and cook it with the lid closed.
Add vinegar and salt, mix well and then first extract of coconut milk.
Stir well and take off the flame before the milk starts curdling.
Fry ingredients no: 11 in hot oil and decorate your traditional duck curry.