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

Chettinad Crab Rasam

Ingredients

Crab ¼ kg

Onion 1

Tomato 2

Garlic 6 pods

Peppercorns ¼ tsp

Fennel seeds ¼ tsp

Cumin seeds ¼ tsp

Turmeric powder ¼ tsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparations

1.      Clean the crab pieces

2.      sauté the chopped onions in oil and grind it to paste

3.      separately  sauté the chopped tomatoes in oil and grind it to a separate paste

4.      In a pan add oil, pepper corns, fennel seeds, cumin seeds and the crab pieces.fry till it oozes out the water in it

5.      Then add the onion paste, tomato paste, crushed garlic, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well

6.      Add required water and allow it to boil

   The essence of the crab gives the rasam an excellent taste. Garnish with coriander leaves     and Serve with rice.