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Crab Masala Fry Recipe | Chettinad Nandu Varuval
Crab masala fry Recipe is an excellent seafood delicacy cooked with a fragrant medley of spices making it an aromatic dish.
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
35
minutes
mins
Total Time
45
minutes
mins
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Indian (South Indian)
Author:
Padma Veeranki
Ingredients
1
Kg
Crab
cleaned and cut
Marinate & Cook:
1
teaspoon
Salt
½
teaspoon
Turmeric powder
1
teaspoon
Red chilli powder
Other Ingredients:
2
Tablespoons
Oil
3
Onions
thinly sliced
10-15
garlic cloves
peeled
3
sprigs curry leaves
divided
1
Tablespoon
ginger garlic paste
1
Tomato
chopped
2
Green chilies
slit
2
teaspoons
Meat masala powder
1
teaspoon
whole pepper
2
teaspoons
Fennel seeds
divided
½
teaspoon
garam masala powder
Salt
as required
Coriander
chopped
Instructions
Rub the crab pieces with a little salt, turmeric powder and
red chilli powder
.
Cover and cook them so they retain all the moisture.
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add 1 tsp fennel seeds, let it lightly brown and then add sliced onions, peeled garlic and few curry leaves.
Now, add a little salt and sauté until onions turns translucent.
Add in
ginger garlic paste
and mix well.
Now, add chopped tomatoes and place the lid on to cook on a low heat until it turns mushy.
To this, add any meat masala powder and mix well.
Now, add in the cooked crab pieces, curry leaves, slit green chillies and mix well.
Crush 1 tsp each of fennel seeds and black pepper and add.
Sprinkle little water, adjust salt and cook on a medium heat for 5 -8 minutes. Cook until gravy thickens and the masala sticks to the crab pieces.
Add
garam masala powder
, mix & garnish with coriander and serve with rice.