Indian Spicy Crab Kurma Recipes Free | Learn How to Prepare Crab Kurma

Ingredients

• Crab - 5-6
• Onion - 1 big (finely chopped)
• Tomatoes - 2 (finely chopped)
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
• Green Chillies - 2
• Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
• Red chilly powder - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Whole Garam Masala - 1 bay leaf, 2" piece cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, 3 cardamoms
• Curry Leaves - 1 spring
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Cilantro (Coriander Leaves) - handful (finely chopped)

Method

• Clean the crab and cut it. Add some salt and keep it aside.
• Heat oil in a deep pan (kadai) and temper the whole garam masala, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and curry leaves.
• Add the onions and green chillies and fry till it turns golden.
• Next fry the ginger garlic paste for a minute.
• Add the tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes are mashed up.
• Now add the chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder.
• Now add the crabs and mix to coat the crabs with the masala.
• Add some water depending on how much gravy you need. You can also make it a semi gravy dish.
• Cover and let it cook for 5-7 minutes. The crab turns red in color when done. If you overcook the crab it will become stringy.
• In the meantime grind the ingredients under 'To grind'.
• Add this ground paste to the crab gravy. Check for salt and other seasonings and adjust if needed.
• Let the gravy simmer for another 5 minutes for the ground masala to get cooked.
• Finally add chopped cilantro and switch off.