Topic started by Vimala Chandramathy (@ 202.4.161.141) on Tue Jul 29 10:18:50 .
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Hello
i want to know how to make a kerala style crab curry.
Thanks in advance
Vimala

Responses:

• From: Suhera Farook (@ an1.emirates.net.ae) on: Tue Jul 29 12:01:09 EDT 2003
  
  Crab Curry
  
  Ingredients
  
  1. Crab 1 kg
  
  2. Chilli powder 1 table spoon
  Turmeric powder 1 tea spoon
  Coriander powder one table spoon
  Pepper ½ teaspoon
  Turmeric ½ teaspoon
  Coconut ground 3 cups
  
  3. Onion One
  Tomato 2
  Green chilli 4
  Ginger 1 small piece
  Curry leaves a few
  4. Kudampuli (tamarind) 50 g (soaked in a glass of water)
  5. Coconut oil 2 table spoon
  mustard one teaspoon
  salt to taste
  
  
  
  Method
  
  Wash and prepare the crabs. Grind item no.2. Pour oil in pan, splutter mustard and fry item no. 3 one by one. Mix the ground masala of item no. 2 with the tamarind juice and add it to the pan. Add crabs and mix well. Cook for 10 minutes and serve hot with rice.
  
  Another Method - Crab Curry
  
  Ingredients...
  
  5 tbsp oil
  2 red onions, finely sliced
  20 curry leaves
  4 green chillies
  3 cloves garlic, chopped
  1 " ginger, peeled & finely sliced
  ½ tsp chile powder
  ½ tsp turmeric powder
  14 oz crab, cleaned & quartered
  11 fl oz coconut milk
  1 tsp lemon juice
  salt
  
  Instructions...
  
  Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the onions for 5 minutes or until they are soft. Add the curry leaves, green chillies, garlic and ginger and cook for 5 minutes over a medium heat.
  
  Add the chile and turmeric powders to the pan. pour in 8 fl oz water, stirring slowly. Bring the mixture to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  
  Add the crab peices and continue cooking over a medium heat for 10 minutes.
  
  Stir in the coconut milk and allow the curry toheat through gently for 2-3 minutes. Add salt to taste. Remove from the heat and set aside for a few minutes. Pour in the fresh lemon juice and serve immediately.
  
  
  Crab gassi (Manglorean crab curry)
  
  Ingredients:
  
  
  
  1 whole crab
  15 gm coriander seeds
  15 gm red chillies
  1 tsp cumin seeds
  1 tsp mustard
  8 peppercorns
  1 grated coconut
  10 garlic
  200 gm onions
  100 gm tomatoes
  1/2 cup coconut milk
  1 sprig curry leaves
  10 gm coriander leaves
  25 ml coconut oil
  1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds (powder)
  Salt to taste
  Method:
  
  Dry, roast all the items from 2 to 7 individually.
  Add 1/4th of the onions and garlic to the roasted items. Grind to a fine paste and keep it aside.
  Slice rest of the onions and chop the tomatoes. Clean and cut the crab into medium size pieces.
  Heat little coconut oil in a pan. Add onions and curry leaves. Fry till golden brown colour. Add tomatoes and cook further.
  Add the crab and saute it for some time. Add the ground masala and cook it. Finally add the coconut milk and simmer till the crab is cooked.
  Adjust the seasoning and finish with a pinch of fenugreek seed powder.
  Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.
  
  
  
  
  
• From: John (@ ) on: Sun Jun 6 07:44:11
  
  Dear Sir/Madam
  
  We would like to cook coconut crab .
  
  Would you pls let us know the recipe of coconut crab ?
  
  Hearing from you soon .
  
  Thanks & best rgds
  
  Sincerely
  John
  
  

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