Friday, September 23, 2011

Crab curry Kerala Style


Ingredients for Crab curry

1.Crab big - 3 no
2.Thick coconut milk - 1 1/2 cup

3.Green chilly - 3
4.Kunjulli/Shallots sliced - 1/4 cup
5.Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

6.Tomato sliced - 1

7.Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

8.Red chilli powder - 2 tsp

9.Salt

10.Curry leaves

11.Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

12.Coriander powder - 1 1/2 tsp

13.Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp

14.Oil
- 3 tsp


Preparation

1.Clean and cut the crabs in to pieces ,if you want to know more about this go through my older post


http://priyazanil.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-clean-crabs.html

2.Heat the oil in heavy bottom pan or kadai ,and then add sliced shallots or kunjulli to it.Add green chilly ,ginger garlic paste and curry leaves to it and saute it well.

3.Add sliced tomato to it and saute it well.When it is saute well add red chilly powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder,garam masala powder,pepper powder and salt to it.


4.Add the crabs to it and mix it well with the masala ,now add half coconut milk to it .As your need you can adjust the quantity of coconut milk.


5.Cover it with a lid and cook it for 7 to 8 mts.By this time the crab will be cooked and coated with the gravy ...


6.Serve it hot with rice or roti..........