Chimbori Che Kalvan (Crab Curry CKP Style)

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Crab Curry

(C K P Style)

Ingredients:

6 Medium Mountain Crabs

4 Onions

1 Cup grated Dry Coconut

8-10 Black Pepper

1 ½” Cinnamon

3-4 Cloves

1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste

½ tsp Turmeric powder

2-3 tsp Red Chilly powder

1 tsp Coriander seeds

2-3  Garcinia indica (Kokam)

5 Tbsp Refined Oil

Salt to taste

Method:

Clean the crabs very properly. Keep the Claws separate. Grind all Ambulatory legs in a mixer and filter the juice and keep aside. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan to that add cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, coriander seeds and 2 sliced onions and sauté until the onions turn golden in colour. Now add grated dry coconut and fry till the colour changes to light brown. Remove from heat. After the mixture cools make a paste. In a Kadai(wok) heat 3 tbsp oil and sauté 2 finely chopped onions. Now add ginger garlic paste, turmeric and red chilly powder and crabs. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes and add the filtered leg juice. Cover the mixture and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the coconut paste, salt as per taste. Adjust the water and add kokam. Let the mixture come to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.