Authentic Coastal Style Crab masala

Serves - 4

Cooking time - 30 mins

Tastes good when served with Rasam, Sambar rice

Ingredients:

Sea Crab - 1 kg

Onion finely chopped - 2

Ginger - 4 to 5 inches long

Garlic - 2 or 20 pods

Green chilli - 4/5 according to taste

Oil , Salt - as required

Turmeric powder - 1 tea spoon

Tomatoes - 2 big

Mustard seeds - 1 table spoon

Fennel Seeds - 1 table spoon

Coconut (Coarsely ground) - 1/2 cup

Corriander leaves - for garnishing

Preparation:

Step 1:

Clean crab nicely.

Step 2:

Grind Chilli, Garlic and Ginger to a coarse paste

Step 3:

Heat oil in a kauai and tadka with mustard seeds , Curry leaves and Fennel

Step 4:

Saute onions and add ginger garlic and green chilli paste. Cook till raw smell leaves.

Step 5:

Add crab and mix well. Cover the kadai and cook till water separates from the crab. Adjust with salt and turmeric powder.

Step 6: 

Once Crab is cooked add tomatoes. Again cover the kadai with the lid and cook the tomatoes are mushy.

Step 7:

Add coarsely ground crab and cook for about 5 mins.

Step 8:

Garnish with coriander leaves

Note:

Do not add water while cooking crab as already crab leaves sufficient water which is required for cooking.