Crab Xec-Xec (Crab in Coconut Curry)
Nothing beats a spicy, well-balanced crab curry. This one has all the makings of a ‘must-try’ dish.
Nothing beats a spicy, well-balanced crab curry. This one has all the makings of a ‘must-try’ dish.
Ingredients:
9-10 medium sized crabs,
cleaned n big claws separated
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoons ginger-garlic paste
8 tablespoons oil
16 cloves
20 black peppercorns
2 two-inch stick cinnamon
4 tablespoons coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
20 dry red Kashmiri chilies
3 cups freshly grated coconut
2 large onions, finely
chopped
2 medium tomatoes, finely
chopped
2 teaspoons lime juice
4 tablespoons coriander leaves,
finely chopped
Salt, to taste
Method:
- Marinate the crabs in a mixture of turmeric
powder, salt and ginger-garlic paste for twenty to thirty minutes.
- Heat four tablespoons of oil in a pan and stir-fry the
cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and red
chilies. Remove and keep aside.
- In the same pan roast the coconut till it
changes to a slightly darker shade. Remove from stove and keep aside.
- Grind the roasted cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon,
coriander seeds, cumin seeds, and red chilies.
- Add the coconut to the ground spices and grind with one cup of water to
a fine paste.
- Heat four tablespoons of oil in a separate pan; add
the onions and sauté till it changes color. Add the tomatoes and cook till soft.
Add the ground paste, add water (desired consistency) and bring to a boil.
- Add the crabs and salt and cook for about 10-20 minutes or till crabs are done (that will depend on the size of the crabs). Add the lime juice and simmer for a minute more.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice, pau or any other Indian bread.
- I usually substitute lime juice with tamarind pulp.
- Please do not overcook the crabs. The mushy flesh will taste awful.
- I used 40 chilies instead of the specified 20 as i prefer my curries really spicy. Please adjust the chilies depending on your tolerance of spice level.
- This recipe is courtesy Deepa Suhas Awchat.
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this seems awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks a ton Armin :)
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ReplyDeleteHi! Thanks so much for visiting the blog. Im so glad you liked it. If you give this a try please do let me know if the recipe worked for you and your loved ones. I'd love to know. Cheers! :-)
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