Crab Roast

This is one dish all four of us (yes even my 2 yr old) just love love love and love. When we were in chennai, our fish shopping would never be complete without crab. So this was a regular dish every sunday afternoon. This preparation is a kallu shap (toddy shop) recipe and I got this from Vanitha Pachakom Magazine.

Crab: 1/2 kg

Onions: 2 large diced

Garlic: 10 cloves chopped fine

Ginger: 1 inch chopped fine

Green chillies: 2 slit

Tomato: 2 medium chopped

Turmeric powder:1/4 tsp +1/4 tsp

Pepper: 1 tsp

Chilly powder:2 tsp

Garam Masala:1/2 tsp

Coriander leaves: to garnish

Salt and Oil: as required

Marinate the crab with 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp pepper powder and salt.

Cook the marinated crab in 1 cup water.

Now heat oil in a kadai and throw in the onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies.

When it is brown, add the masala (chilly, turmeric and garam masala)

Saute for a minute and add the tomatoes.

When the tomatoes are half cooked, add the cooked crab and mix everything properly and let it get roasted for a few minutes.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve as an appetizer or with rice/chapatis.