Spicy and Tangy CRABS CURRY

Name: Spicy and Tangy CRABS CURRY
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 g Crabs – cleaned and washed thoroughly, and each crab halved into 2; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 2 Onions – finely chopped; 5-6 green chillies –slit; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 2 tbsp red chilli powder; 2 tsp dhania powder; 1/2 cup thin tamarind juice; 1/2 cup oil; to taste Salt; 1 sprig curry leaves; 1 small bunch coriander leaves - chopped

Sailaja Kosuri @cook_12675928

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Spicy and tangy CRABS CURRY
Spicy and tangy Crabs curry… a Coastal Andhra delicacy. Crabs are a little tricky to eat, but once you’ve relished them, there’s no stopping you . This curry goes well with simple plain rice.

Sailaja Kosuri @cook_12675928

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Ingredients

500 gCrabs – cleaned and washed thoroughly, and each crab halved into 2
1 tbspginger garlic paste
2Onions – finely chopped
5-6green chillies –slit
1/2 tspturmeric
2 tbspred chilli powder
2 tspdhania powder
1/2 cupthin tamarind juice
1/2 cupoil
to tasteSalt
1 sprigcurry leaves
1small bunch coriander leaves - chopped

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Steps

1

Clean and wash the crab pieces thoroughly and drain the water. Each crab preferably halved into 2 pieces.
2

Marinate the crab pieces with ginger-garlic paste, turmeric, chilli powder and a little salt for half an hour
3

Soak a little tamarind in hot water and extract thin consistency juice.
4

Heat oil in a flat wide pan - like a pressure pan. Add the onions and chillies and fry till the onions turn pink.
5

Place the crab pieces evenly in the pan. Do not crowd the pieces. Cover and cook for few minutes.
6

Stir fry pieces tiltfl the Colour changes to orange. Let it cook for another 2-3 minutes.
7

Add 2 cups water and let it simmer for 5 mintues (high heat)
8

Add the tamarind juice, dhania powder, salt, curry leaves and simmer for 5 minutes or so till a layer of oil forms on the top.
9

Remove into a serving dish, Ganish with coriander leaves and serve hot with plain rice.