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Masala and Green Chili Spicy Crab

Masala and Green Chili Crab served with dhania
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 Masala and Green Chili Spicy Crab

This Crab dish has a fragrant medley of spices and is best eaten with your fingers.

Yield: 4

Masala and Green Chili Spicy Crab

Masala and Green Chili Crab served with dhania

Please note you can always use less Masala and more green chilies if you like.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 kg crab
  • 10-12 ripe tomatoes
  • 3 onion
  • 3 green chillies
  • Curry leaves
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 3 tsp Kashmiri Masala
  • 6 cloves of garlic
  • ½ tsp ginger and garlic paste
  • 2 tablespoons tamarind, mixed in 2 cup warm water
  • Salt

Instructions

Fry onion and garlic in oil.

Add turmeric and Masala and then the ginger and garlic paste.

Thereafter you will add tomatoes, green chilies, curry leaves, and salt.

Cook for 10 minutes or until tomatoes have softened.

Add crab and cook for 5 minutes.

Add tamarind water and cook for 20 minutes.

Switch off the stove and garnish with dhania,

Enjoy.

Notes

Prepared, tried, and tested Jennifer Govender Bisnath from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes From Home Chefs

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Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 555Total Fat 6gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 485mgSodium 2170mgCarbohydrates 31gFiber 8gSugar 16gProtein 95g

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Cuisine: Indian / Category: Seafood

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2 thoughts on “Masala and Green Chili Spicy Crab”

    • Hi Laurie. Glad you love seafood as much as we do. Please do me a favour. Once you tried this one, leave us a rating and review as this will help others looking at the recipe to see what you wrote. I truly hope you will enjoy it.

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