Goa

Crab xec xec

Name: Crab xec xec
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Goan
Ingredients: 4 medium crabs cleaned and halved (about 1 kg whole) crab; 1 1/2 cups fresh grated coconut; 2 medium sliced onion; 6 Kashmiri dried chillies dried red chilli; 1 tbsp coriander seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp black pepper; Whole spices, cloves, cinnamon, star anise; 5 cloves garlic; 1 inch ginger; a small ball tamarind; 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); Salt, to taste; 1 2/3 cups water

Crabs in a roasted coconut gravy you will want to drink. Messy hands, happy table.

60 minTime

23 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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349kcalsame

23 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

60minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Crab4 medium crabs, cleaned and halved (about 1 kg whole)

Fresh grated coconut1½ cups

Onion2 medium, sliced

Dried red chilli6 Kashmiri dried chillies

Coriander seeds1 tbsp

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Black pepper½ tsp

Whole spicescloves, cinnamon, star anise

Garlic5 cloves

Ginger2.5 cm

Tamarinda small ball

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Saltto taste

Water1⅔ cups

Method

4 steps

1Clean the crabs, remove the gills and halve. Crack the claws lightly.
2Roast the coconut with half the onion until deep brown. Dry roast the chillies and spices. Grind all with garlic, ginger and tamarind to a smooth paste.
3Heat oil, cook the rest of the onion until golden, add the paste and turmeric and fry until oil separates.
4Add water and salt and boil, then add the crabs. Cover and cook 15 minutes until the shells turn bright orange.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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