Sunday, November 8, 2009

CRAB CURRY

CRAB CURRY
Ingredients


  • 1 cup water
  • 6 big size crabs
  • 8 red chillies whole
  • 1 tblsp tamarind pulp
  • 1/2 coconut scraped
  • 1 tsp garam masala powder
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 1 tblsp oil
  • 1 big size onion sliced
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
 How to make crab curry :
  • Boil the crabs and clean them, only the body and claws are used (the crab claws can be lightly cracked and the body cut into half, to facilitate eating).
  • Grind the scraped coconut with red chillies, cumin seeds, turmeric powder and garlic to a fine paste.
  • Heat up oil on medium heat up and stir fry cut onion.
  • Stir-fry for one minute.
  • Mix in ground spices and stir-fry for a minute.
  • Mix in tamarind pulp, salt to taste and crabs.
  • Simmer (boil slowly at low temperature) on low heat, covered for 15 minutes.
  • Mix in little more water if necessary and stir fry till done.
  • Serve hot.