Spicy And Tasty South Indian Style Crab Curry | Crab Gravy With Coconut | Konkani Kurle Ambat

Here is a step by step preparation of South Indian Crab Curry.

Preparation Time: 60 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• Crabs 8
• Around 50 Prawns
• 2 big Onions
• 1 and ½ cup of grated Coconut
• 1 table spoon Coriander seeds
• 5 – 6 Red chillies
• ½ table spoon Tamarind
• ½ table spoon Turmeric powder
• 2 table spoon Oil
• Salt as per taste

Method:

• Clean the crab with water first, separate the legs and break and take out the outer shell as shown in picture.

• If the crab is big, cut them into 2 pieces.

• Fry coriander seeds on a tawa for a while, and grind coconut, red chillies, tamarind, Turmeric powder to a smooth paste and keep the masala aside.

• Heat 2 table spoon oil in a pan add sliced onions and fry until brown.

• The curry tastes too good if we use prawns along with crab. Here I have used washed and cleaned prawns as well.

• Now add the crabs and  prawns and cook for around 10 minutes.

• Now add ground masala, salt and cook for another 10 minutes. 

• Tasty crab curry is ready to be served with Rice.

 PS:  The curry has to sit in the prepared vessel for at least 2 -3 hours for the spices to combine.

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