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Crab gravy using coconut milk
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Crab gravy using coconut milk recipe
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 
This crab gravy using coconut milk is prepared in villages with small crabs. Here I have preferred the same with flower crabs. You can prepare this Curry with or without coconut milk. I have prepared by adding the coconut milk
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: crab gravy using coconut milk
Servings: 5
Author: Akila
Ingredients
For marination
  • Crabs - 2
  • Chili powder - 1/2 a teaspoon
  • coriander powder - 1/2 teaspoon
  • salt - 1/2 teaspoon
  • turmeric - 1/2 a teaspoon
To grind
  • Onion - 2
  • tomato - 2
  • green chili - 1 or 2
  • Black pepper - 1/4 tsp optional ( here I didn't add)
Other ingredients
  • Oil 5 to 6 tbsp
  • Chili powder coriander powder, salt - 1/2 tsp or as needed
  • Salt- as per taste
  • Curry leaves - little
  • coriander leaves - little
  • water - 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup or as needed to cook the crab
  • Coconut milk - 3/4 to 1 Cup
Spices
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Cloves - 5 or 6
  • cardamom - 2
  • cinnamon stick stick - 2 inch crushed
  • bay leaves - 2 or 3
  • star anise - 1 Or 2 I didn't add, as I didn't have at the time of cooking
Instructions
Method to prepare crab gravy using coconut milk
  1. Marinate Crab with half teaspoon of chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric and salt. Let it rest for 1 hour.
  2. After 1 hour in a vessel add 2 tbsp of oil and when the oil is hot and finely chopped onion and sort it nicely.
  3. Once the onions are translucent and the finely chopped tomatoes and the green chili.
  4. Saute the tomatoes until it becomes mushy. Now transfer the content to a food processor and grind them into a coarse paste.
  5. In the same vessel add 4 tbsp of oil and add the spices one by one and fry for a min.
  6. Add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell of ginger goes off.
  7. Add the coarse onion tomato paste and allow to boil for 5 min in medium flame.
  8. Add the marinated crabs.
  9. Add salt, chili powder, coriander powder turmeric if needed.
  10. Add the handful of coriander and Curry leaves.
  11. Now Add the water and cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the crabs are cooked nicely.
  12. Once the crabs are nicely cooked add one cup of coconut milk and cook for another 5 to 7 minutes.
  13. Once the gravy becomes thick, switch off the stove.
  14. Crab Gravy is ready to be served.
Recipe Notes

See Notes Below