Nandu Kuzhambu

South Indian Crab curry

Ingredients

1/2 kg crab

2 red onions finely chopped

2 red tomato chopped

10 curry leaves

1 tbsp fennel seeds

2 tbsp gingely oil

10 garlic cloves chopped half

1 cup coconut shredded

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp red chilli powder

1 tbsp pepper corns

1 tsp cumin seeds

Salt to taste

 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves 

Preparation

Remove legs and clean crab removing all the dirt on back of the front shell.

Cut the crab.

Rub the flesh with turmeric powder allow it to sit for 5 minutes.

Wash it again and keep aside

Grind coconut ,turmeric powder, chilli powder and pepper by adding some water into fine paste.

chop onion,tomato and garlic.

 Method

Heat oil in a pan

Add fennel seeds, curry leaves and onion .

Once the onions are translucent add tomato and garlic.

Fry for further 5 minutes and add the crab.

Cook crab for 2 minutes and add the coconut  paste  with salt.

Add 1 cup of water. when the curry starts to boil

close the pan and cook the crab for 10 minutes.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaver.

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Dry Garlic Dal Powder

Ingredients

1 cup whole urad dal(white lentil)

¼ cup chana dal

¾ cup shredded coconut

10 to 12 dry red chillie

15 garlic glove
10 curry leaves

1 tsp cooking oil

Salt to taste

Method

Heat oil and fry urad dal, chana dal, red chilli, garlic, curry leaves and coconut one by one until raw smell goes.

Once the mixture is cold add salt and grind.

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