My little girl was down with dengue last month and crab is what everyone insist me to feed her to increase her blood platelet. Thank goodness, crabs are easily available here and almost all seafood vendors have few varities of crab to offer to buyers. I got abundance supply of crab from my family be it grandparents,uncles,aunties all came dropping kilos of crabs to feed my sweet girl. I made crab rasam loaded with spices,mild soup with herbs and feeding her every single day hoping her blood counting increase. Miracle it was, with proper medical treatment and liters of crab soup my girl recovered well and back to her routine. We came home to few more carbs sitting in our freezer when she asked for a spicy crab curry (guess all the mild soups are more than enough)
This spicy Si Lankan crab curry loaded with spices however, coconut milk in the recepi helps to mellow down the heat from the spices. I used mud crabs in this dish, if you can't get your hands on mud crab, feel free to use flower crabs. Coconut oil lends a beautiful aroma and unique taste to this awesome crab dish. Serve hot with white rice.
Ingredients
3 mud crabs,shelled & cleaned
1 red onion,sliced
1 medium tomato, cut into 4
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tsp tamarind paste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tbsp coriander powder
1 1/2 tbsp black pepper powder
1/4 tsp fenugreek
1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp chilly powders
1 1/4 cup water
1/4 cup coconut milk
1 1/2 tbsp coconut/vegertable oil
Salt to taste
Methods
Heat oil in a wok and add the mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds splutter, add the cumin seeds and onion. Saute for a minute and add curry leaves, ginger-garlic paste, Saute till fragrant.
Add the turmeric paste,coriander powder,black pepper powder and chilly powder. Add 1/4 cup of water and let it cook till raw smell from the spices leaves.
Add the crab and tomato. Stir and add remaining 1 cup of water. Season with salt and stir well.
Add the tamarind paste and coconut milk. Stir to coat the crabs.. Cover with lid and cook on medium for 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
Serve with white rice.
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