Crab Curry
Crab is a favorite seafood in India. It is also world wide in different styles of preparations.Crab meat is high in protein, vitamins and minerals.It is good for people with diabetes as it lowers the blood glucose level.
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
South Indian
Servings
Prep Time
4
people
40
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
4
people
40
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
Ingredients
6
large
Crabs
Scraped Coconut
1/2
Coconut scraped
8
cloves
garlic
8
Whole dry red chillies
1
teaspoon
Cumin seeds
1/4
teaspoon
Turmeric powder
1
tablespoon
Oil
1
large
Onion, sliced
1
tablespoon
tamarind pulp
Salt
to taste
1
teaspoon
Garam masala powder
Instructions
Boil 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 scraped coconut with garlic, red chillies, cumin seeds and turmeric powder to a fine paste.
Heat oil on medium heat and sauté onion for two minutes. Add ground masala and sauté for a minute. Add tamarind pulp, salt to taste, crabs and one cup of water.
Cover and simmer on low heat for fifteen minutes. Add little more water if necessary and cook till done.
Sprinkle with garam masala powder and serve hot.