Crab Curry

Ingredients

1. Crab meat-4 leg pieces
2. Oil-as reqd
3. Mustard seeds-1/2teaspoon
4. Curry leaves-as reqd
5. Big onion-1/2
6. Ginger-1 tbsp(chopped)
7. Garlic-1tbsp(chopped)
8. Garam masala-1/2 tbsp
9. Chilly powder-1/2 tbsp
10. Coriander powder-1tbsp
11. Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
12. Tomato-1(chopped)
13. Coconut milk-1 glass
14. Coriander leaves-as reqd
15. Salt-as reqd
16. Pepper powder-1 1/2tbsp
17. water

How to prepare?

 

Clean the crab pieces & allow it cook in water with1/2 tbsp of pepper powder & salt for 15 minutes. Heat oil in a pan & add mustard seeds. After it splutters add curry leaves, big onion, garlic & ginger saute it well till it turns light brown. Then add all the powders & saute well till it turns to dark brown . To this add coconut milk and tomato, allow it to boil. When it starts boiling add cooked crab, let it cook for another 15 minutes. Before taking out from the flame add coriander leaves and salt according to taste. Then decorate with cucumber.

• For more spicy add pepper powder.

Meen Pollichathu

 

 

Ingredients for fish fry

1. Fish- full size fish or neatly cut 6 pieces
2. Chilly powder-1tbsp
3. Coriander powder-1/2tsp
4. Garam masala-1tsp
5. Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
6. Pepper powder-1tbsp
7. Garlic paste-1tbsp
8. Ginger paste-1tbsp
9. Lime juice-2tbsp
10. Salt-as reqd
11. Oil-as reqd

Ingredients for Gravy

1. Garlic-5-6 pods (Chopped)
2. Ginger-1 big piece (Chopped)
3. Big onion-1no. (Chopped)
4. Chilly powder-11/2 tbsp
5. Coriander powder-1/2 tbsp
6. Turmeric powder-1/4tbsp
7. Curry leaves - as reqd
8. Tomato - 2nos.
9. Coconut milk (diluted) - 11/2 glass
10. Coconut milk (concentrated)- 1/2 glass
11. Salt - as reqd
12. Oil - as reqd

How to fry the fish?

Mix the ingredients mentioned1 to 10 in oil to form a fine paste. Marinate the cleaned fish for 1 hour. Fry/Barbecue the fish until it turns light brown.

How to prepare the gravy?

Heat the oil in a pan. Add ginger, garlic and onion and saute it well until it turns light brown. Now add chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder and saute it well till it turns dark brown. Pour the diluted coconut milk. Allow it to become thick in low flame. Now add sliced tomato and curry leaves along with the fried fish. Allow it to cook for 20 minutes and then add the concentrated coconut milk. Let it cook more another 5 minutes before it can be served.