Pepper Crab

This is a delicious crab recipe which is light, but bursting with flavor and taste. Crab pepper masala is a delicious sea food recipe, everyone falls in love with the taste of the crab, This dish gives a good relief for those suffering from cold, sore throat. 

While the curry leaves infused a spicy flavor into the crab, the black pepper gave it a kick with its aromatic peppery notes. 

Ingredients

Crab - 1/2 kg (Washed, Cleaned and Chopped )

Finely Chopped Onion - 1/2 Cup

Curry Leaves - few

Chopped Chilli - 2

Chopped Coriander Leaves - few

Sesame Oil - 2 tbsp

Vengaya Vadagam/ Thaalippu Vadagam - 1 tsp

For Roast 

Sesame Oil - 1 tsp

Peppercorn - 2 tbsp

Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Dry Red Chilli - 4

Coriander Seeds - 1 tbsp

Chopped Ginger - 4 ( small pieces)

Peeled Garlic - 4 pods

Shallots | Chopped Onion - 1 Cup

Chopped Tomato - 1 ( medium)

Mint Leaves - a handful

Ground Masala 

Roasted Ingredients

Salt to taste

Fennel Powder - 1 tsp

Water - little

Method

Heat a pan, add sesame oil. Add the ingredients which are under “for roast”one by one and sauté it well. 

Once it done, let it cool down completely and transfer this into mixer jar. Add required salt, fennel powder and little water then grind it as fine paste and keep aside.

Heat sesame oil in a pan, add venkaya vadagam, curry leaves, chilly, and chopped onions and fry until changes color slightly brown.

Then add crab pieces and fry in oil for 2 minutes. Then close the lid and cook for 5 minutes.

Add the ground masala and mix it for few minutes and add little water and close the lid, cook for 7 minutes or until gets thick masala consistency. 

Yummy, flavorful and tasty crab pepper masala is ready to serve with steamed white rice/ ghee rice/ idli / dosa.