Crab Curry (Odisha Style)

 

Ingredients :-

• Crabs - 2 nobs, Cut into pieces (around 500 gm)
• Potatoes (Aloo) - 2 nobs, cut into halves
• Onion - 2 nobs Chopped
• Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tbsp
• Mustard Paste - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder (Haldi) - 2 tbsp
• Red Chilli powder - 2tbsp
• dry red chilli - 2 nobs
• Cumin powder (Jeera) - 1 tbsp
• Coriander Powder (Dhania)-1 tbsp
• Salt , to taste 
• Homemade Tomato puree - 1 cup
• Green Chillies - 2 nobs (Sliced)
• Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds - 2nobs
• Cloves (Laung) - 2nobs
• Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini) - 1/2 inches
• Garam masala powder - 1 tbsp
• Mustard oil - 1/2 Cup
• Coriander Leaves chopped  - 2 tbsp

Method :-

• Boil some water then put the crabs into it for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Clean them by removing its upper parts, only keep the body and claws .
• Cut the body , half from the middle  or you can keep it full as per the size.
• After cleaning them, set aside with adding little salt and turmeric.
• Hit one table spoon of oil and fry the potatoes until golden fried
• Hit oil in kadai, and fry these crabs for 10 minutes, then remove it into a plate
• Take 4-5 tables spoon of oil in kadai and heat it, now add bay leave , cinnamon, cardamom and two dry red chilies 
• Fry for one minute, add chopped onions and sauté it until it is golden brown
• After that add ginger garlic paste and cook until the raw smell goes off
• Now add chilli power, turmeric power, cumin power, coriander power, fry them for 10 minutes in medium flame
• Add tomato purée into it and fry it for 5 minutes
• Fry these masala till oil comes out from the paste, then fried potatoes, fried crabs, salt to taste, one table spoon of mustard paste and fry it in medium flame for 15 minutes, add some water into it. Let it cook for 20 minute with cover with a lid
• After 20 minutes, when raw smell goes off, potatoes and crabs are well cooks, the curry is ready as per your requirement with gravy.
• Now simmer the flame for 5 minute, then add garam masala into the gravy, mix it
• Finally sprinkle chopped the coriander leaves and slice of green chillies then remove it from stove and keep it aside.
• Now crab curry is ready to ear, server it with white rice