How to make Tandoori Crabs -
Crabs marinated with spices and baked in oven.
This recipe is from the book Tandoori Cooking @ Home.
Main Ingredients : Crabs (केकड़े), Red Chilli Paste (लाल मिर्च की पेस्ट )
Cuisine : Indian
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Tandoori Crabs Recipe Card
History of Indian cuisine dates back to nearly 5,000-years ago when various groups and cultures interacted with India that led to a diversity of flavours and regional cuisines.
Indian cuisine comprises of a number of regional cuisines. The diversity in soil type, climate, culture, ethnic group and occupations, these cuisines differ from each other mainly due to the use of locally available spices, herbs, vegetables and fruits. Indian food is also influenced by religious and cultural choices and traditions.
Foreign invasions, trade relations and colonialism had introduced certain foods to the country like potato, chillies and breadfruit.
Prep Time : 31-40 minutes
Cook time : 11-15 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Tandoori Crabs Recipe
Crabs 4
Red Chilli Paste 8 tablespoons
Garlic paste 3 tablespoons
Ginger paste 3 tablespoons
Lemon juice 8 tablespoons
Eggs 3
Gram flour (besan) 5 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Butter for bastin
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6. Lightly crack the claws and back of the crab. To make the marinade mix together the chilli, garlic and ginger pastes, lemon juice, eggs, gram flour and salt in a bowl.
Step 2
Apply the mixture to the crabs and leave to marinate for thirty minutes. Place the crabs in a baking tray and bake for fifteen minutes. Baste with butter and bake for five more minutes. Serve hot.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 2350 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 143.7 gm
Protein : 148.3 gm
Fat : 131.8 gm
Other : Potassium- 843mg
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