Hello and welcome to Masala Trails.
Today I'm making a quick fix Crab Curry.
This is coconuty and spicy. It's 2 of my favourite things.
So let's just quickly get started.
So for this Curry you need,
freshly dessicated Coconut, I have got a cup of it here.
Just gonna add it to the blender,
into this I'm gonna add a bough of tamarind,
about 7-8 cloves of Garlic,
a 1 inch piece of Ginger cut into tiny pieces,
about 10-12 Red Chillies,
1/2 tsp of Fenugreek Seeds,
a tsp of Coriander Seeds,
again 1/2 tsp of Cumin Seeds,
and another 1/2 tsp of Turmeric.
I'm just gonna add a little water into it.
Very little because I don't want it to have too much Water,
you need to grind it into a fine paste
and sometimes water doesn't allow you to do that.
So we'll keep adding as and when required.
So this is how you want it, this is really fine
you can barely tell that there's any Coconut or of that sort in there.
So your masala needs to be super fine
and a super fine paste it's imperative in this recipe that it's very smooth
So let's get to the next step now.
Just gonna place a thick bottomed pan.
Into this I'm gonna add some Oil
Try and use Coconut Oil if you can, it really brings out the flavours.
If not, stick to a simple vegetable Oil.
To this I'm gonna add a tsp of Mustard Seeds.
And just let it splutter.
To that, I'm just gonna add a handful of Curry Leaves.
So to this I'm going to add a thinly sliced Onion.
The Onion I used was really big,
so which is why I'm sticking with one Onion.
Give it a good mix.
So just I'm gonna add some Salt just so that my Onions cook faster.
We do want the Onions to be cooked through..
..so if your pan's on a high flame make sure you're stirring it continuously.
So none of your Onions get burnt.
So my Onions are done, so to this I'm going to add Tomatoes.
I have 2 thinly sliced small Tomatoes.
So now my Onions and my Tomatoes are cooked through,
so to this, I'm going to add the Masala that we've already pre-made.
Just mix the Onion and the Masala paste.
Let it stay on this for few minutes,
till you sort of see the Oil rise on to the top
that means your Masala's also cooked
we don't want the raw smell or the raw taste to be there.
I'm gonna add a little bit Water to this right now.
Just a little bit.
And just keep stirring it, I wanna keep it on high flame..
..and keep stirring my spice paste.
So now to this I'm gonna add some Water because my,
this mix has cooked through and through.
We just gonna slowly sort of keep mixing it in.
So I'm just gonna put in some more Water and mix it in slowly.
I'm just gonna put the lid on and leave it on low flame for a good 5 min.
I'm just gonna check on it.
Okay my curry is sort of all come together
To this I'm gonna add my Crab.
I'm just gonna leave it on low flame for the next 5 min.
Cover it!
My crab is cooked through.
I can already smell it.
So this a small trick I learnt from my art.
It is sort of a great way to have flavours seep into the curry.
Spilt the Green Chillies..
..let them sit for a good 5-10 mins before you serve it.
I like to call this the waiting period.
I'm gonna switch off my Gas.
And just cover it and keep it.
According to me the best way and the only way to eat this curry is
with some hot steaming Rice and pickle on the side.
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