Nadan Tharavu Curry | Kerala Style Duck Curry with Coconut Milk

Nadan Tharavu Curry is  Kerala style Duck curry which is a very popular Easter/ Christmas side dish with Appam.

I got this recipe from my cousin Bency who is a good cook. What ever she makes it’s just yum. I get some authentic/ traditional middle Kerala Christian(Perumbavoor/ Ankamali) recipes from her. When I visited her last week I got this recipe and bought country duck (Nadan Tharavu) from their neighborhood. She was telling me, in olden days this Kerala style duck curry was prepared in the evening in earthen pans/ pots and served next day morning with the breakfast. I also felt same when I tried it – duck curry tastes good next day. Another specialty of this Tharavu Curry is “Sorikka/ Chorikka” – natural vinegar from coconut tree.

Nadan Tharavu Curry can be prepared with or without coconut milk. Here I’m using 1st and 2nd coconut milk extract that’s thin and thick coconut milk. If you are not using coconut milk replace it with water and no need to add water in place of thick coconut milk. Adding coconut milk preferred for more taste.

Duck curry is usually oily as high fat content in country duck. So always serve the curry hot by heating up.

Best combination

  • Appam/ Palappam/ Vellayappam
  • Idiyappam
  • Rice + Mango curry

Nadan Tharavu Curry | Kerala Style Duck Curry Recipe

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Serves: 4 Prep Time: Cooking Time:

Ingredients

  • 1. Duck – 500gms – Cut into small pieces
  • 2. Turmeric powder (Manjalpodi) – ½ Teaspoon
  • 3. Sliced onion – 1 No - Medium size
  • 4. Sliced shallots – 1 Cup
  • 5. Crushed ginger – 1 Tablespoon
  • 6. Crushed garlic – 1 Tablespoon
  • 7. Red chilly powder - 1 Tablespoon
  • 8. Corainder powder (Mallipodi) - 2 Tablespoon
  • 9. Garam masala – ½ Teaspoon
  • 10. Slitted green chilli – 2 Nos
  • 11. Curry leaves – 1 Spring
  • 12. Vinegar (Chorikka) – 1 Teaspoon
  • 13. Thin coconut milk – 1.5 Cups
  • 14. Thick coconut milk – ½ Cup
  • 15. Fennel seeds powder (Perumjeerakam) – 1/2 Teaspoon
  • 16. Salt – As required
  • 17. Coconut oil – 1/2 Tablespoon
  • --- For tempering ---
  • 18. Coconut oil – 1/2 Tablespoon
  • 19. Sliced shallots (Chuvannulli) – 3 Nos
  • 20.Dried red chilli – 2 Nos
  • 21. Curry leaves – 1 Spring

Instructions

  1. Marinate the duck pieces with turmeric powder, coconut oil and salt for 10 minutes.
  2. After that add ingredients 3-12 and marinate again for 10 minutes.
  3. Add thin coconut oil and cook in low flame in a covered pan or pressure cook it.
  4. After cooking add fennel seeds powder and cook for 5 more minutes.
  5. Check for salt and sourness. If needed add some more vinegar and salt.
  6. Add thick coconut milk and heat up. Don’t boil.

— Prepare the tempering —

  1. Heat oil in a pan roast tempering ingredients till shallots become golden brown color.
  2. Pour the tempering over the duck curry and keep the lid on for some more time for more flavor.
  3. Serve hot.

Recipe in Malayalam

  1. താറാവ് കഷണങ്ങൾ മഞ്ഞൾപൊടിയും ഉപ്പും കുറച്ചു വെളിച്ചെണ്ണയും ഒഴിച്ച് 10 മിനിറ്റ് തിരുമ്മി വയ്ക്കുക.
  2. അതിനു ശേഷം 3 മുതൽ 12 വരെ ഉള്ള ചേരുവകൾ ചേർത്ത് ഇളകി ഒരു 10 മിനിറ്റ് കൂടെ വയ്ക്കുക.
  3. അതിനു ശേഷം രണ്ടാം പാൽ ഒഴിച്ച് ചെറുതീയിൽ മൂടിവച്ചു  വേവിക്കുക. പ്രഷർ കുക്കറും ഉപയോഗിക്കാം.
  4. അതിനു ശേഷം പെരുംജീരക പൊടി ഇട്ടു ഒന്ന് കൂടെ 5 മിനിറ്റ് വേവിക്കുക.
  5. ഉപ്പും പുളിയും നോക്കി വേണമെങ്കിൽ ഉപ്പും ചൊറിക്കയും ചേർക്കുക.
  6. തേങ്ങയുടെ ഒന്നാം പാലൊഴിച്ചു ചൂടാക്കുക. തിളപ്പിക്കേണ്ട ആവശ്യമില്ല.
  7. വേറെ ഒരു പാത്രത്തിൽ തളിക്കാൻ വേണ്ടിയുള്ള ചേരുവകൾ മൂപ്പിച്ചു താറാവ്കറിയിലേക്കു ഒഴിക്കുക.
  8. കുറച്ച സമയം അടച്ചു വച്ചതിനു ശേഷം താറാവ് കറി ചൂടോടെ ഉപയോഗിക്കാം.
Anishya

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