Recipes - A Spicy Crab Preparation with Aromatic Spices and Roasted Coconut
INGREDIENTS:
6 Medium sized Crabs
2 Medium onions, chopped
3 Tomatoes, chopped
1/2 Grated coconut
1" chopped ginger
5 cloves chopped garlic
6 whole red chillies
2 sticks cinnamon
8 to 10 cloves
4 pods cardamom
3 tbsp. coriander Seeds
3 Sprigs curry leaves
3 Green chillies, slit
12 peppercorns
Salt to taste
1 ½ cup water
METHOD:
Rinse the crabs in running water. Remove the shells and cut each into two pieces. In a pan, roast coconut till light brown and keep aside. Roast red chillies, cinnamon, cloves, cardamon, pepper and coriander seeds lightly, Grind them together with coconut,ginger and garlic. Heat oil add onion, tomatoes, green chillies, curry leaves and saute till brown. Add the ground paste and cook till the oil separates from the gravy. Add crabs and stir. Add water, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Adjust salt. Serve hot with boiled rice.
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Calvina Correa, Dubai
Sun, Jun 04 2017This recipe turned out to be lovely....thank you for sharing....
asha, attur
Sun, Jun 12 2016can u tell us where to add the Tomatos ??????
Quintin Sequeira, Abu Dhabi
Thu, Feb 26 2015I would prefer to add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds as well to crackle in heated oil along with the curry leaves. Really increases the aroma.
Rita, Germany
Sun, May 25 2014@Sujita,Usually when you saute onion becomes Brown add tomatoes and let it fry till oil leaves ,add then your ground paste and later cook as in recipe described.coconut is meant for to grind paste .(as I do)
sujitha, manglore
Tue, May 20 2014what did u do with coconut and tomato. you didn't mention
Sylvia, Mangalore/Mumbai
Thu, Oct 03 2013I try recipes with good reviews and this is one of them. Added 2 tsp. vinegar to the masala. Tasted wonderful!
flavia, mangalore
Wed, Sep 04 2013iguess add tomatoes after u fried the onions then add masala paste. I did not try but i assume this is correct.
A SPICY CRAB PREPARATION WITH AROMATIC SPICES AND ROASTED COCONUT, DOMBIVLI
Sat, Aug 31 2013Madam - Flavy D`Almeida, Please tell us when to add tomatoes?
Nora D'Souza, Puttur/Dubai
Sun, Nov 25 2012I tried this reciepe and it came out very yummy...Thanks for sharing.
Elveena D'sa, Mangalore/ dubai
Tue, Dec 07 2010Hello...i tried ur reciepe...and it was awesome....all were licking...their fingers ...HE HE HE ...thank you for posting..
Rita, Kuwait
Mon, Aug 30 2010where to add the tomatoes?