Ingredients

Ingredients

• 4 duck breast, skins removed
• 75ml oil
• 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 medium onions, peeled and finely chopped
• 7cm piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 long green chilies, finely chopped
• 400g can of chopped plum tomatoes
• 1 tbsp palm sugar or soft brown sugar
• pinch maldon salt
• 100g shredded coconut

Ground Spice Mix

• 2 tbsp ground coriander
• 2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp turmeric

Whole Spice Mix

• 2 bay leaves
• 3 cardamom pods
• 3cm cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
• 10 curry leaves

To Finish

• 2 bananas, sliced
• 50g roasted cashew nuts
• juice of half a lime
• 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped

To Serve

• boiled basmati rice
• or pilau rice (see recipe)
• chapati bread or papadums (optional)
• Indian curry accompaniments eg. raita (see recipe), mango chutney and lime pickles

Method

1. Heat the oil in a wok or deep pan over a moderate-high heat. Place the onions and garlic in the pan and allow them to cook for a couple of minutes until the onion is soft. Add the ginger, chilies and ground spice mixture, cook for a further minute stirring it regularly with a wooden spoon. Finally add the chopped tomatoes, coconut, salt, sugar and whole spice mixture, reduce the heat to moderate and leave it to simmer until reduced by 1/2 (around 15-20 minutes), stirring it regularly so that the base doesn't burn.
2. When the sauce has reduced by half add the duck breasts to the pan and cook them for a further 6-8 minutes. If the sauce becomes to thick add a little water. Remove the breast from the sauce and keep them in a warm place while you finish the sauce.
3. Stir the bananas, cashews, lime juice and coriander into the sauce, so that it is well distributed. Taste the sauce and add a little more salt, lime juice or sugar if desired.
4. To Serve: Slice each duck breast into 5-6 slices widthwise. Add the duck to the hot sauce and serve with your choice of rice, chapati bread or papadums (optional) and your choice of accompaniments.