Karaikudi crab pepper roast

Ingredients

Crab 500gms

Garlic 3 no

Ginger 1 inch

Pepper corns 3 tsp

Dry red chilli 3

Mustard seeds ½ tsp

Fennel seeds ½ tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Lemon ½ no

Oil and salt as required

Preparations

1.      Clean the crab and keep aside

2.      Make a fine paste of garlic,ginger,dry red chillis,pepper corns

3.      In a pan add oil, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, ground paste and the crab pieces. Toss it well till it oozes out water in it

4.      Finally add turmeric powder and salt .roast it till the crab pieces gets coated well with masalas

5.      Turn off the flame and add lemon juice.

            Serve with rice