Tarapori Patio Recipe

• 10 dry Bombay Duck (Tarapori)
• 6 Garlic Flakes
• 9-12 Dry Red Chilies
• 2 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 Onion (finely sliced)
• ½ cup Vinegar
• 2½ tbsp grated Jaggery
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 tsp Salt

• Soak jaggery in 1/4 cup vinegar and set aside.
• Remove the heads, tails, and any fin-like protrusions from all the fish. Chop each fish into 4 pieces.
• Grind together garlic, red chilies, cumin seeds, and 1 tsp vinegar into a fine paste.
• Heat oil in a saucepan and fry onions until brown.
• Add the prepared paste to the onions and cook it for 5 minutes.
• Add the duck pieces and mix well.
• Add salt and the remaining vinegar. Stir and cook for 3 minutes.
• Finally, add vinegar-jaggery mixture and 1/2 cup water.
• Reduce the flame to low and cook till the duck pieces turn soft.
• Serve hot.