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🍽️ Duck Curry with Tamarind

732 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 10 green cardamom pods
• 4 cloves
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 25 g ginger
• 6 garlic cloves
• 4 onions
• 6 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 0.5 tsp coriander (ground)
• 1 tsp turmeric
• salt
• 3 duck legs (approx. 200 g each)
• 2 green chili peppers
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 handful fresh curry leaves
• 1 tbsp tamarind paste

Instructions

1. 1. Slit the cardamom pods open on the side and remove the seeds.
2. 2. Grind the cardamom seeds together with the cloves and pepper into a fine powder using a mortar.
3. 3. Peel the ginger and the garlic.
4. 4. Grate the ginger directly into the spice mixture.
5. 5. Finely chop the garlic and add it to the mixture as well.
6. 6. Mix everything thoroughly and stir in a little water until a smooth spice paste forms.
7. 7. Peel three onions and cut them into thin strips.
8. 8. Heat five tablespoons of oil in a hot pan.
9. 9. Fry the onion strips together with the cinnamon stick for a few minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown.
10. 10. Sprinkle coriander and turmeric over the onions and fry the spices briefly.
11. 11. Season the mixture with salt.
12. 12. Peel the remaining onion and cut it into strips as well.
13. 13. Heat the remaining oil in a second pan.
14. 14. Fry the mustard seeds until they begin to pop.
15. 15. Add the curry leaves and the sliced onions and fry everything until brown.
16. 16. Add the cooked duck meat and the tamarind paste.
17. 17. Let the curry simmer for another five minutes and mix everything well.
18. 18. Adjust the taste of the curry with tamarind and salt.
19. 19. Serve the curry, for example, with rice.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 732
• Protein: 38 g · Fett/Fat: 61 g · Carbs: 7 g