Indian Crab Curry

Ingredients used

1. Crabs – 7
2. Grated coconut – 2 cups
3. Small Red chillies – 6
4. Long Red Chillies – 4
5. Coriander seeds – 1 tablespoon heapful
6. Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon
7. Black pepper – ½ teaspoon
8. Fenugreek seeds – ½ teaspoon
9. Garlic – 6/7 Cloves
10. Ginger - ¾ inch
11. Onion – 1 Medium size
12. Turmeric ½ teaspoon
13. One small raw mango (You can also use tamarind 2 inch)
14. Salt as per taste

Method

Grind together item 2 – 12, use only half onion.

In a vessel add about 1/2 cup water and raw mango, let it boil for 10/15 mins in medium heat. To this add the ground masala and water as required (for thick gravy less water) followed by the remaining half onion, finely cut. Now add salt as per taste.
Let this first boil in high flame for 5 mins and then reduce the flame to minimum and boil for 5 mins.

Finally add the crabs, properly cleaned and cut. The crabs with gravy needs to be boiled in high flame for 5 mins and the slow heat for about 20/25 mins.