Name: Spicy Crab Masala
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: Crab : ½ kg; Grated coconut : 4 tbsp; Cashew nuts : 10 nos; Curry leaves : 1 spring; Onion : 1 no; Tomato : 2 nos; Green Chilly : 2 nos; Garlic cloves : 3 pods; Ginger : small piece; Chilly powder : 2 tsp; Garam Masala : 1 tsp; Salt (As reqd)

Spicy Crab Masala

Easy n spicy crab masala

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

Crab : ½ kg
Grated coconut : 4 tbsp
Cashew nuts : 10 nos
Curry leaves : 1 spring
Onion : 1 no
Tomato : 2 nos
Green Chilly : 2 nos
Garlic cloves : 3 pods
Ginger : small piece
Chilly powder : 2 tsp
Garam Masala : 1 tsp
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Slice the onion, tomato and green chillies lengthwise.
In a pan, heat oil and add chopped onions with curry leaves and green chilly. Cook for a couple of minutes.
When the onion starts to brown, add tomatoes followed by garlic and ginger.
Add chilly powder and garam masala. Cook for 4-5 mins. Keep it aside.
Grind together the coconut and cashews with a little water into a smooth paste.
Grind the onion-tomato mixture too into a fine paste.
Transfer back the onion-tomato mixture to the same pan. Add the crabs.
Cook on a low flame until the crabs are done.
Add the coconut- cashew paste to it and cook for 2 minutes.
Serve hot.