Mangalore Style Crab Curry Recipe

• 4 medium-sized crabs cut, cleaned and washed

For the Curry

• 1 large onion finely chopped
• 8-10 cloves garlic
• 2 Tomatoes finely chopped
• 1 small ball tamarind immersed in some hot water and juice extracted
• 200 ml coconut milk
• 1 small coconut scraped
• 2 sprigs curry leaves

For the dry masala

• 1 tsp. cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp. coriander seeds
• 1 tsp. mustard seeds
• 1 tsp. saunf
• 10-12 black peppercorns
• 1/2 tsp. fenugreek seeds
• 5-6 dry red chillies
• 2 tsp. oil
• salt to taste
• coriander leaves to garnish