Crab dishes are one of the favorites at my home. Both dad and daughter like crab dishes. Yesterday when i went to the fish stall in Bangalore, i saw big two crabs which has blue colour on its shell as well as on its legs. To be frank, i heard many times about the blue crab but never got a chance to see it. When the shopkeeper said it is the so called famous blue crab, even though i was bit hesitant to buy due to its smell while cooking, my daughter wanted to get it. So i brought home both the crabs and it weighed around 800 gms together. I made a masala recipe out of it. I heard many are saying that it is better to avoid shelled fishes like prawns, crab and mussels, if you have Cholesterol problems. I don’t know how far it is true.
Soft shelled Blue Crab meat is low in fat and rich in Calcium. It is a good source of high quality protein and contains certain vitamins and minerals like Copper and Zinc.
Even though the name says blue crab, it turned to pink when it is cooked.
Ingredients:
- Blue grabs – 800 gms, shelled and cleaned
- Onion – 2 big, thinly sliced
- Tomato – 2 no’s, medium cubed
- Green chilly – 4 no’s, broken
- Ginger – garlic paste – 2 tbsp
- Red chilly powder – 1 tbsp
- Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
- Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
- Salt to taste
Whole spice:
- Cinnamon – 2” piece
- Cloves – 8 no’s
Seasoning:
- Cooking oil/ coconut oil – 1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Dried red chilly – 2 no’s, halved
- Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Method of Preparation:
- Heat oil in a earthen ware, fry whole spices, crackle mustard seeds, fry dried red chilly and curry leaves
- Add ginger-garlic paste, green chilly and fry till the raw smell disappears and fry onion till the oil separates
- Add chilly, coriander and turmeric powder and fry over simmer
- Add tomatoes and fry till it turns to a paste form
- Stir in crabs and salt to taste, add 1/2 cup of water, cover and cook till the color turns to pink
- Leave it open till the gravy thicken to the required consistency, let it cool to the room temperature
Serve it with roti or rice or with anything of your choice
