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Duck curry champions hope for many more top spots

May 04, 2013 News

 

 

Today, being recognised as Duck Curry champions 2013, compounded with previous wins since entering the popular duck curry competition in2008, both at the Regional and International levels, 42-year-old Deoraj Jaikaran, a/k “Dev”, of Golden Fleece, Essequibo Coast, is even more confident of securing another win, come November, when another competition is set to be held in Suriname.
Jaikaran emerged winner last Sunday in Trinidad in the recently held annual duck curry competition. The venue was the Mario Ground. There were 15 competitors.
The duck curry expert walked away with TT$5000, a music system, trophies and hampers.
Adopting his cooking skills from his wife, Indrawattie Rampersaud, Jaikaran said that he was able to successfully master the art of preparing the popular duck curry over the years, simply by observing and later assisting his wife by cooking for his family, especially during the holidays.
Starting out with the fore knowledge of only knowing how to steam water, Jaikaran explained that he would carefully gauge his wife while she was cooking and would later experiment using the practical knowledge at home. This saw him entering his first competition, in2008, at Hampton Court Ground.
Jaikaran said that while he has over the years secured numerous wins, he however came second runner up in 2010 and 2011.
But, while being tentative about disclosing the secret to his cooking, which continues to earn him the top spot, Jaikaran would only say he takes pride in carefully selecting and preparing his seasonings, spices, massalas and geeras.
Jaikaran, who does all of his shopping for his cooking, said that he would venture into the market and purchase all the necessary seasonings  after which he would prepare his meat by  marinating  and refrigerating prior to the day before the competition.
Jaikaran, who also operates a taxi service, is extremely passionate about cooking and lends gratitude to individuals, especially Locknauth Persaud, the owner of Kings Jewellery, for his continued support.

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