DISH NAME : KALLU SHAPU THARAVU CURRY(TODDY SHOP DUCK CURRY )

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Cooking Time : 45 minutes

Description

Palm wine or toddy is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various palm trees, such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms. Toddy, in Kerala is coconut wine.In kerala toddy shops serve toddy with a meal, like tapioca mashed, hoppers and various veg and non-veg curries. Food available in these shops are known to be extremely tasty. Earlier only male members of the community went to these shops to have toddy, but now a days, there are family toddy shops, where even children & women can relish the curries. Toddy is also used to make hoppers etc. It serves the purpose of yeast and is much more tastier than hoppers made with yeast.

Note

1) I used country duck which takes longer than broiler duck to cook.
2) Tender coconut should not be too tender. It should have a nice bite and not too mature. You get these from tender coconut vendors.
3) Usually toddy shop curries are very spicy. Adjust chilli and pepper powder to your tolerance level.

Method

1) Soak cashew in hot water and grind to a paste.
2) Add salt ,garam masala, curry leaves, chilli powder, corriander powder & vinegar to duck & cook in second extract coconut milk till nicely cooked. I cooked in a pressure cooker for 20 minutes. If using a broiler duck, which cooks faster, do not use a cooker.
3) Heat oil, add mustard seeds & splutter. Fry coconut slices. Remove.
4) To this oil add carrots & potatoes & fry. Remove.
5) Fry curry leaves & remove.
6)Then in the same oil fry onion, curry leaves, ginger& garlic till onions are brown.
7) Now add powdered masalas & fry.
8) Add ground cashew and cooked duck to this. Adjust salt.
9) Lastly add first extractcoconut milk. Let it simmer. Do not boil.
10) Before serving add garnish items on top.

Serving Suggestions

Serve hot with rice, hoppers, chapathy or string hoppers.