Crab Curry Food

INDIAN CRAB CURRY

Steps:

• Mash the tamarind with your fingers to mix it well into the water.
• Grind the mixture well to make a smooth paste (also called masala ).
• Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Add salt to taste.

KERALA BOATMAN'S CRAB CURRY

Steps:

• Pick over crab meat to remove any bits of shell and cartilage. Chop onion and mince garlic. Peel gingerroot and mince. Wearing protective gloves, break chiles into 1-inch pieces and reserve, along with any seeds.
• In a 4- to 5-quart kettle heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and cook mustard seeds until they begin to pop. Stir in onion, garlic, gingerroot, reserved chiles with seeds, and peppercorns and cook, stirring, until chiles are just browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in other spices until combined well. Add crab and cook mixture, gently stirring occasionally (avoid breaking up crab), about 4 minutes.
• While crab mixture is cooking, chop cilantro. Stir cilantro into crab mixture with coconut milk and salt and simmer until slightly thickened, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Spoon curry over rice and garnish with scallion greens.

CRAB CURRY

Steps:

• Melt butter in skillet. Add soup and blend until melted.
• Stir in dry onions and sour cream, blend well. Add curry powder and meat.
• Heat about 5 minutes or until seafood is heated completely. Add salt and pepper, if desired.
• Serve over Saffron rice.

CRAB CURRY

Steps:

• Sauce: Stir all ingredients together and set aside.
• Crab: Sprinkle salt, sugar and curry over pork and mix well; set aside.
• Cut crab body into quarters leaving legs and claws whole; set aside.
• Place wok over high heat and add oil when it is hot; when oil is heated, add garlic and stir once; add pork and stir-fry 2 minutes until cooked through; add onion and bell pepper and cook 1 minute.
• Add crab and stir until heated, about 3 minutes; stir Sauce, pour into wok and stir until it boils and thickens; add egg, stir just until egg begins to set, about 30 seconds.

SPICY CRAB CURRY - BANGLA STYLE

Steps:

• Rub the crabs with 1 teaspoon of the turmeric and 1/2 teaspoon salt; let them marinate for 1 hour. Combine the mustard seed and hot water in a small bowl and let stand for 10 minutes. Use a mortar and pestle to grind the seeds into a coarse paste.
• Heat the oil in a wok or kadhai over medium heat. Add the crabs and stir fry until they change color, about 4 minutes. Remove the crabs from the oil and set aside.
• Add the sliced onions to the wok and cook and stir over medium heat until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Raise the heat to high, add the potatoes, and cook, stirring constantly, for about 2 minutes. Add the cloves, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, and peppercorns, and stir for thirty seconds.
• Stir in the tomatoes, ginger paste, and garlic paste. Halve three of the chiles and add them to the wok. Cook and stir for an additional minute or two over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium; add the remaining 1 teaspoon turmeric, the cayenne pepper, and the mustard paste and stir to combine. Add the crabs to the wok and pour in just enough water to cover the vegetables. Bring the water to a boil and stir in the sugar and salt to taste.
• Cover the wok, reduce the heat, and simmer until the potatoes are tender and the water is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Remove the lid, stir, and simmer until the gravy is thickened, about 5 minutes more.
• Squeeze the lemon wedge over the finished dish. Garnish with chopped cilantro and sliced green chile and serve hot, with rice.

CRAB CURRY

Steps:

• First, make the paste. Dry-roast the coconut, cumin seeds and peppercorns until golden, then pound using a pestle and mortar or blend to a smooth paste.
• Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the fenugreek and mustard seeds and cook until they start to crackle. Add the garlic, green chilli, ginger, curry leaves and onion, sauté until golden, then add the chilli powder, turmeric and coconut paste. Cook for 10-15 mins, making sure the mixture doesn't stick - add a splash of water if you need to. Add the fish stock and reduce until the mixture thickens a little.
• Add the coconut milk powder, tamarind pulp and tomatoes and stir in the drumstick leaves, if using. Season with salt and cook for 10 mins. Check the seasoning, then add the mixed crabmeat and heat through, stirring gently. Serve with rice.