Crab Masala

A Very Tasty and Spicy exotic Sea food.....

Ingredients (Serves 2 to 3 people)

Crab: 3
Onion: 1

Green Chilly: 4 - 5
Crushed Ginger: 2 Table Spoon
Crushed Garlic: 2 Table Spoon
Tomato: 2
Grated Coconut: 1 cup
Red Chilly Powder: 2 Table Spoon
Turmeric Powder: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Garam masala Powder: 1 Table Spoon
Corriander Powder: 1 Table Spoon
Coconut Oil: 4 Table Spoon
Mustard: 1/4 Table Spoon
Salt
Water
Curry Leaves
Corriander Leaves

Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes
Method

Clean the crab well and cut into pieces

Pour a table spoon of oil and fry the grated coconut till it becomes light brown in color
Let it cool and grind it to a fine paste

To a pan pour 2 table spoon coconut oil and add crushed ginger and garlic and saute till the raw smell goes

To this add chopped onion and green chillies and saute till the onion cooks well
Now add chopped tomato and saute till the tomato becomes mushy
To this add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, corriander powder and salt and blend well and saute for 3 to 4 minutes
To this add warm water and let it boil
Once it boils  add the cleaned crab and give a good stir and reduce the flame and keep the lid closed for about 6 to 8 minutes

Now add the coconut paste, curry leaves and corriander leaves and allow it to boil.
Once it boils close the lid keep in low flame for 3 more minutes
Pour a table spoon of oil to a pan and add  mustard, once it finishes popping add it to the curry
Serve hot with rice, roti or bread

Note

After cutting the crab cook it soon.
To clean the crab cut the legs and then remove the outer shell and remove the hair like thing.  Cut off the sharp ends of the legs and can use the rest.