Garam Masala Duck With Peas And Fragrant Rice

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2/3 cup rice
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 (14 ounce) can light coconut milk
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 duck breasts, halves trimmed of fat
• 2 teaspoons garam masala
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 (6 ounce) container plain yogurt, at room temp
• fresh cilantro stem

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add rice, cloves and cinnamon and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• 2 stir in 1 1/3 c.
• 3 of the coconut milk and water, heat to boiling; reduce heat.
• 4 cover; simmer until just tender, about 15 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, heat oil in a skillet over high heat.
• 6 season all sides of the duck with garam masala, salt and pepper.
• 7 cook duck breast, skin side down, until browned, about 4 minutes.
• 8 turn; cook almost to desired doneness, about 3 minutes for medium-rare, and remove to a carving board; let rest for 5 minutes.
• 9 stir remaining coconut milk and peas into hot skillet, scraping up browned portions.
• 10 cook over low heat until peas are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes, and remove from heat; stir in yogurt and add salt if needed.
• 11 slice duck thinly on the diagonal.
• 12 remove cinnamon and cloves from rice and spoon rice onto serving plates; top with sliced duck.
• 13 pour sauce over the top and garnish with sprigs of cilantro.