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Crab Curry

A spicy and flavourful crab curry cooked with a coconut masala.

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Main IngredientsCrabs, Scraped Coconut
CuisineIndian
CourseMain Course Seafood
Prep Time11-15 minutes
Cook time16-20 minutes
Serve4
TasteSpicy
Level of CookingModerate
OthersNon Veg

Ingredients list for Crab Curry

  • 6 Crabs
  • 1 teaspoon Scraped Coconut
  • 2 teaspoon Coriander powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • to taste Salt
  • 3 tablespoons Oil
  • 1/2 cup Coconut grated
  • 1/2 cup Cumin seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon Fennel seeds (saunf)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Black peppercorns
  • 7-8 Curry leaves
  • 3 Dry red chilies
  • 1 medium Onion
  • 2 Tomato
  • 4 Green chilli
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger paste
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic paste

Method

  1. Clean the crab and cut into pieces. In a non stick pan cook the crab with half teaspoon red chili powder, one teaspoon coriander powder, one forth turmeric powder, salt and water.
  2. Heat one tablespoon oil in a non stick pan add grated coconut, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, black peppercorns, curry leaves,dry red chilli, remaining coriander powder and turmeric powder and saute till fragrant. Grind this mixture to a coarse paste.
  3. Heat the remaining oil in a pan. Add sliced onion, tomato and green chilli, sauté well.
  4. Add ginger and garlic paste and sauté again for two minutes. Add the ground mixture and saute for a minute. Now add the cooked crab pieces with one cup of water and boil.
  5. When the water boils and the gravy becomes thick, remove from flame. Serve hot with rice.

Nutrition Info

Calories1632
Carbohydrates94.9
Protein166.3
Fat64.6
Other FiberIron- 386.6mg
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