Sapodilla fruit gives a sweet tasting curry and the orange peel adds a citrus bouquet to the whole eating experience. If you do not have venison, you can use beef as an alternative.
Take a skillet and add:
2 tbsp vegetable oil
and cook on medium heat. Next add:
1 onion, finely chopped
4-6 cloves of garlic, crushed and finely chopped
1/2 tsp of cumin seeds
1/4 tsp of black mustard seeds
1 tsp of dried, orange peel (use blender to crush it into coarse powder)
and saute onion and garlic until golden coloured.
Next add:
8-10 sapodilla fruit, finely chopped
4-6 chilli peppers, finely chopped
1 to 2 fresh curry leaf, stem removed
Salt to taste
mix well and simmer on lowest heat for 2 minutes
Then add:
1 cup of mead (or white wine)
1 tbsp of curry powder
and place a fitted lid over skillet. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Next, add:
1lb (454g) of venison, cut into 1 inch cubes
and mix well. Cook the meat on the lowest heat for 60 minutes.
Then add powdered spices:
1/4 tsp of powdered cumin
1/4 tsp of powdered fennel
mix well and cook on low for another 30 minutes.
Serve with Basmati Rice cooked with:
1/4 tsp of tumeric (yellow ginger) powder.
Garnish dish with Curry Leaf and a dried orange peel.
Serves 4.