Crab Masala

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 5 medium crab, pieces washed,cleaned,shell discarded and cut into pieces
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 6 sprigs fresh curry leaves, washed and torn
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 2 mashed tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder, finely ground
• 1/2 cup coconut (extract thick milk from it)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a pan.
• 2 toss in the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• 3 allow to splutter.
• 4 once they stop spluttering, add the chopped onion.
• 5 stir-fry till it turns light brown in colour.
• 6 stir in the ginger and garlic pastes.
• 7 fry for a few seconds, stirring continuously.
• 8 mix in the mashed tomatoes.
• 9 cook until the mixture is more of a paste.
• 10 stir in all the masalas (spice powders) and cook for a few minutes.
• 11 fold in all the crab pcs.
• 12 and mix well.
• 13 cover and cook on a simmer till the crab pcs.
• 14 get cooked.
• 15 stir in the coconut milk extract and cook for a few minutes.
• 16 remove from heat.
• 17 serve hot with rice.
• 18 enjoy!