Kerala Crab Roast

Kudam Puli Itta Vecha Nalla Nyandu Curry Und! Yes sorry guys! this is a famous song from one of the malayalam movie and after you hear this song you will be so hungry that water will start dripping from your mouth!
Kudam Pulli that I mentioned earlier is kind of kokum (a sour fruit used in goan and maharashtrian cuisine) that is available in kerala and normally used in seafood cuisine.
I have used fresh sea crabs for this recipe. Its tangy! Spicy and really juicy! yummy and a must try recipe.

Ingredients:

1. Crabs  --  4 nos chopped
2. Shallots  --  10-12 chopped
3. Onions sliced  --  2
4. Ginger Garlic crushed  --  2 tsp each
5. Green Chillies slit  --  3
6. Turmeric Powder  --  1 tsp
7. Chilli Powder  --  1 tsp
8. Coriander Powder  --  2 tsp
9. Crushed Pepper  --  2 tsp
10. Crushed Fennel Seeds  -- 1 tsp
11. Garam Masala Powder  --  1 tsp
12. Kodum Pulli/Kokum/Tamarind  --  If its kodum puli use 3 medium sized pieces. If its Tamarind use a small lemon size tamarind.
13. Curry Leaves  --  few twigs
14. Coconut Oil  --  3 tsp
15. Salt to taste.

Method:

• First take a deep kadai or clay pot thats the traditional way of cooking! Then add the cleaned crab pieces and kudampuli, 1 tsp pepper crushed, 1/2 tsp turmeric and salt to taste.
• Add little water to the crab and start cooking with the lid.
• Once the crab is cooked and the water is all evaporated keep it aside.
• Now in a separate deep heavy bottomed kadai heat about 3 tsp of coconut oil.
• Add the chopped shallots and saute, at the same time add the green chillies, few curry leaves, ginger and garlic and then saute till it nicely done. Add sliced onions and add little salt so that the onions get cooked fast.
• Once its golden brown add the rest of the masalas, that is turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, and saute well sprinkle some water if required and saute well till oil separates.
• Now add the cooked crab and stir nicely till the masalas coat the crab nicely.
• Again add about 1/2 glass of hot water so that all the masalas are nicely coated and cook the crab for about another 10-15 minutes in low flame with closed lid.
• Next remove the lid and stir fry continuously just for two minutes in high flame and add crushed fennel seeds and remaining 1 tsp crushed black pepper seeds and add few curry leaves.Switch off the flame. Just to enhance the taste of the crab roast add about 1 tsp of raw coconut oil and then keep the lid over.
• Serve with steamed rice and moru curry!!
• Yummy kerala style crab roast ready !!