CRAB GRAVY

 INGREDIENTS

1. Big size crab                 3 nos
2. Big onion                      2Clea
3. Tomatoes                      3 big
4. Sambar powder            3 tbsps
5. Turmeric                       1 tsp
6. Chilly powder              3 tsp
7. Coriander powder        2 tsp
8. Garam masala              2 tsp
9. Salt                               3 tsp
10. Jaggery                         1 tbsp
11. Tamarind                      lemon size
12. Water                           2 cups
13. Coriander leaves         for garnishing
14. Roasted gram flour     1 tbsp

FOR GRINDING

1. Small onion                 10
2. Garlic                           10 pods
3. Ginger                          2"

FOR SEASONING

1. Red chilies                  5 broken
2. Curry leaves               handful
3. Oil                              1/2 cup+1 tbsp
4. Mustard seeds            1 tsp
5. Urad dhal                   1 tsp
6. Bengal gram               1 tsp

METHOD

1. Clean and wash crabs for 5 or 6 times. Soak tamarind in a cup of water.
2. Cut onion, tomatoes, grind masala to a paste.
3. Heat oil add ground paste and fry until the raw smell goes.
4. Add cut onion little curry leaves, and saute well.
5. Now add tomatoes, salt, chilly powder, sambar powder, coriander powder, and turmeric.
6. Mix well and close a lid, cook on low flame until the tomatoes are mashed.
7. Extract the tamarind juice, garam masala and add to the gravy, add jaggery and water.
8. Bring to boil and cook for 10 minutes. Add gram flour and thicken the gravy.
9. Finally add crab and cook with closed lid on low flame for 10 minutes.
10. Turn the crab after 5 minutes and cook.
11. Crab should turn into red in colour, then it is cooked.
12. Heat 1 tbsp oil add seasoning, splutter mustard and fry dhal, add red chilies and curry leaves.
13. Pour over the gravy and garnish with coriander leaves.
14. Serve with chapati, rice, dosa.