Fried Bombay Ducks and Plain Curry Served with Rice

Today's Lunch a simple plain curry served with Rice and masala fried Bombay Ducks

Ingredients for the curry

Grind to paste, adding some amount of water the below mentioned ingredients

6 Red kashmiri chilies

1 tbsp coriander seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1tsp pepper corn

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds

1 cup desiccated coconut or fresh coconut

small ball of tamarind

Ingredients

For the cut masala

6 cloves garlic sliced

1 inch ginger finely chopped

1 onion sliced

100 ml thin coconut milk

600 ml water

salt to taste

Method

Heat up a vessel with oil, add in the garlic cloves and ginger and stir fry till lightly brown. Then add the sliced onions and fry till lightly browned. Add now the ground masala and 400 ml of water, salt to taste. Cook on medium flame for 2 minutes. Lastly add in 100 ml thin coconut milk

For the fried Bombay Ducks

1 and 1/2 tbsp chili powder

1 tsp garam masala powder (recipe mentioned below)

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 tbsp toddy vinegar

salt to taste

mix all the above to make a paste

Method

Wash clean the Bombay ducks well, pat dry . Marinate the mixture well . Coat with with some Rice Flour and Semolina mix . Shallow fry.

Garam masala powder Recipe

Ingredients

100 grams cinnamon

40 gms cloves

40 grams cardamom

40 grams peppercorn

20 gram star anise

20 grams javitri / mace flower

10 grams bay leaf

Method

Dry roast all the above ingredients. Allow to cool. Dry grind to fine powder.

Sift the powder.

Fill in airtight bottle

Total weight around 230 gms of garam masala .