Ingredients:
4- Blue Crabs
1 cup- Onion, chopped
1/2 cup- Shallots, chopped
1 cup- Tomato, chopped
1 tbsp. Ginger Garlic paste
1 tsp. Turmeric powder
1 tbsp. Red chili powder
4 to 5 Curry leaves
2 tbsp. Lemon juice
2 tbsp. Oil
Salt to taste
Chopped Coriander leaves to garnish
Ingredients to grind:
1 tsp. Cumin seeds
1 tsp. Coriander seeds
1/2 tsp. Poppy seeds
4 to 5- Whole black pepper
1, 1" Cinnamon stick
2- Cloves
1- Bay leaf
10- Fenugreek seeds
3 tbsp. Grated Coconut
Method:
1. Wash and cut the crabs thoroughly.
2. Marinade crabs with salt, turmeric powder
and 1/2 tbsp. red chili powder, keep aside for 20 minutes.
3. In the meantime, dry roast the ingredients
for grinding as mentioned above till you get a nice aroma. You need to
dry roast the coconut separately to a golden brown color.
4. Add all the roasted spices in a blender
with 3 to 4 tbsp. of water and blend well to a fine paste.
5. Next in a wide bottomed nonstick skillet,
heat 2 tbsp. oil add the curry leaves, ginger garlic paste with onions and saute
till the onions turn a light golden brown color.
6. Next add the chopped tomatoes and cook
till they turn soft, then add the spice paste, with 1/2 tbsp. red chili powder,
fry well for a minute or so by constantly stirring until the spices leave oil
and you get a nice aroma.
7. Add the crab pieces, mix well with the spices
and let fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
8. Lastly add a cup of water and let cook on
medium low heat for 5 to 6 minutes or until the crab is fully cooked.
9. Add 2 tbsp. of lemon juice at the end.