"Kolkata Style Crab Curry Recipe"
This crab curry recipe is the most amazing crab curry recipe ever. All the sea food lovers out there you are going to love it I promise.
There are a lot of versions of Indian crab curry like Goan, Kerala, Mangalorean, Kokani, etc.
This crab curry recipe is Bengali style crab curry where we add potatoes to it too and trust me it tastes amazing.
Try having it with plain cooked white rice. This dish can also be the perfect cheat meal.
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How it's made:
I took about 16-17 small- medium sized crabs. Cleaned it properly and seperated the crab legs.
I took 4 medium sized onions, 2 large sized tomatoes, 3 medium sized potatoes sliced as shown in the picture.
Next I took about 15-16 garlic cloves, 2 inch ginger, 3 green chillies, 6-7 cloves, 6-7 black pepper, 3-4 cardamom, 1 inch of cinnamon.
Grind it all up into a smooth paste. Add water if required.
Take about 2-3 tbsp cooking oil. I used mustard oil as we Bengali's use mustard oil for cooking. Heat up the oil nicely and add in the crabs and 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and fry the crabs for about 4-5 minutes on a medium flame.
After about 5 minutes transfer the crabs into another plate.
Now take another 2 tbsp oil and fry the potatoes with 1/2 a tsp of salt and 1/2 a tsp of turmeric powder till they are 75% cooked. It takes about 5-6 minutes on a high flame. Transfer the potatoes in a clean plate once done.
In the same kadhai/ pan take another 2 tbsp oil and let it heat up nicely. Now add 1 tbsp cumin seeds and 3 bay leaves and cook it for 1/2 a minute.
Now add in the onions and cook it on a medium to high flame till the onions become translucent.
Now add in the tomatoes and cook for another minute on a medium to high flame.
Now add in the ginger garlic and other spices paste that we prepared earlier. Cook it for about 2 minutes on a high flame.
Now we add the powdered spices 1 tbsp corriander powder, 1tbsp cumin powder, 1 tbsp red chilly poiwder and 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder. Also add salt as per taste at this point and cook it on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes till the masala releases the sides of the pan/ kadhai.
Now add the fried crabs and potatoes and give it a good mix.
Add water as per the desired consistency. I added about 2 glasses of water and cover it and let it boil for about 10-15 minutes on a medium flame. Taste it before turning off the flame and add salt if needed.
There you go. Your delicious crab curry is ready.
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