Next time you have live crabs at the market, bring home and make this crabs specialty from the coastal city of Mangalore. You will love the earthy flavours from blending whole spices with fresh coconut and a whole lot of crabs. Serve with roti or rice for the perfect seafood meal.
Ingredients
- 6 crabs (cleaned and cut into pieces)
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 cups coconut fresh grated
- 1 onion large (finely sliced)
- 4 whole red kashmiri chillies
- 3 whole long red chillies
- 5 - 6 cloves garlic
- 1.5 cups water
- 1.5 inches ginger
- 1 tsp tamarind paste
- 3/4 tsp coriander seeds
- 3/4 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1.5 tbsps vegetable oil
- 2 sticks curry leaves
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
- salt (to taste)
Instructions
- Once the crabs are cleaned and cut into pieces, marinate with salt and turmeric powder, set aside for about 20-30minutes.
- In a mixer grinder, add all the whole chillies, garlic, ginger, coriander and cumin seeds. Blend into a coarse paste with some water (just enough to mix). Once blended nicely, add in the fresh grated coconut and the tamarind paste but only blitz for about 5 seconds so that the coconut is still rough.
- In a pan heat oil. Add the finely sliced onions and fry until softened. Add the ground spice and coconut paste and cook for a couple of minutes on medium to low flame, stirring regularly.
- Vìsìt recipe mangalore style crab sukka @ foodienfabulous.com for full ìnstructìons.