Varutharacha nandu masala

Jul 2, 2020

Serves: 5

The art of eating a crab! All the crab lovers will know the amount of effort it takes to get the goodness of this yummy delicacy!!
A dish that makes you work to get to the goodness inside and once you do, there is no turning back.
And when cooked in regional spices lit elevates the dish to a whole new level.
A dish that makes you salivate and leaves you wanting for more.

A dish that is surprising difficult to pronounce. Vartharacha Nandu masala. simply crab curry with spices that are roasted and ground. Do try it , it is delicious.

Ingredients

For masala paste

Bay leaf – 2 no
Cinnamon stick – 2 no
Coriander seeds – 2 tsp
Green cardamom – 2 no
Black pepper- 1 tsp
Cloves – 4 no
Cumin – 1/2 tsp
Red chilli – 4 no
Tamarind few
Fresh coconut – 1/2 cup
Garlic – 5 no
Big onion- 2 no
Curry leaves few
Tomato – 2 cup
Oil for cooking
Salt to taste

For Preparation

Sea crab 750 gm
Onion 1 cup
Curry leaves few
Green chill 4 no
Ginger Garlic paste 2 tsp
Mustard seed – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder 3 tsp
Red chili powder 2 tsp
Coriander leaves – few

Method

Making masala paste

Take a kadai add little oil. Add all the dry spices and the coconut
Cook the coconut until golden brown. Once coconut turns golden brown, add onion and cook the onion for 5 minutes.
Add garlic and the curry leaves. Saute and then add tomato,
Add salt and cook for 5 minutes
Add the tamarind and cook for 10 minutes
Once masala is cooked well, cool it down to room temperature
Once it is cooled make a fine paste.
Keep the paste aside.
Next take a deep pan, add little oil and mustard seed.
Add onion, curry leaves, green chilli
Cook well for 5 minutes. Add the Ginger garlic paste and cook well until raw flavor goes
Add the crab and cook for 5 minutes
Add little salt
Add coriander powder, red chill powder, turmeric powder cook well for 5 minutes.
Add the Masala paste
Add little water cook for 15 to 20 munutes
Finally add coriander leaves.
Serve it with steam rice.