South African Indian Crab Curry

Name: South African Indian Crab Curry
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 2 onion, chopped fine; 3 kg orange crabs cleaned and chopped; 3 tbsp ginger and garlic grated; 1 curry leaves; 5 green chillies; 10 jam (rosa) tomatoes; 4 tsp curry powder; 1 tsp turmeric; 2 tsp ground cumin; 4 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp salt to start. add more after tasting; 1 tsp brown sugar; 1/4 cup tamarind water

Ravz59 @cook_2950934

I got given this recipe by my best friend's mum. My mum and I added a personal touch so it's a very special recipe to me.

Ravz59 @cook_2950934

I got given this recipe by my best friend's mum. My mum and I added a personal touch so it's a very special recipe to me.

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 servings

2onion, chopped fine
3 kgorange crabs cleaned and chopped
3 tbspginger and garlic grated
1curry leaves
5green chillies
10jam (rosa) tomatoes
4 tspcurry powder
1 tspturmeric
2 tspground cumin
4 tbspolive oil
2 tspsalt to start. add more after tasting
1 tspbrown sugar
1/4 cuptamarind water

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Steps

1 hour

1

In a large pot heat oil and brown onions.
2

Add green chillies, curry leaves, ginger and garlic
3

Place in all the crab lower to medium heat, replace the lid and simmer for 10 minutes.
4

Next add in all spices, mix and cook for a further 3-4 minutes.
5

Liquidise the tomatoes and and add to the pot. Add salt to taste as well as brown sugar to cut acidity
6

Mix through, replace the lid and simmer for a further 10 minutes.
7

Next, remove the lid, increase the heat to remove excess water from the tomatoes and thicken the gravy.
8

Pour in the tamarind water and bring to the boil to finish.
9

Remove from heat and leave to stand. The gravy will thicken on standing.
10

Serve hot with basmati rice!