Mamta Desai's Authentic Malvani Crab Curry

An evening out with the extended family

      

Mamta Desai 

 Malvani Crab Curry

                                       
Ingredients :

6 medium size crabs
Ginger-garlic-green chilly-coriander paste 1 tbsp
1 onion medium finely chopped.
Dry coconut grated1cup.
Garam Masala: 4-5 cloves, cinnamon 1", black pepper corns 7-8, javitri small piece, poppy seeds 2tsp, coriander seeds 2-3 tsp.

Chillies: Bedgi mirchi 5-6,kashmiri mirchi 4-5

1 small onion cut length wise.
Turmeric and chilly powder according to taste

Method:

In a pan fry both the types of chillies in a little oil. Keep aside. Then fry onion cut lengthwise, coconut and garam masalas, one by one, and grind them all together into fine paste.                                 

Thoroughly clean the crabs. Apply turmeric, chilly powder, ginger-garlic paste, and half of the ground masala to the crabs.

In a pan put 2 table spoons of oil. Saute finely cut onion and add the remaining half the tbsp of ginger -garlic paste and marinated crabs. Also add some turmeric and chilly powder to it. Add one cup of water and let the crabs cook on slow fire for 10-15 minutes.

Finally add the other half of ground masala and some more water and salt to taste. Let it boil for 2-3 minutes and then switch off the gas.

 
Garnish with coriander and enjoy it with hot rice or bhakari.