Name: Crab Alle piyyav/konkani crab gashi recipe by preethi Baliga at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 5 crabs, washed and cleaned; Salt to taste; 2 Onion - chopped; 1 inch ginger - chopped; 3 Green chillies - chopped; 3 cups freshly grated coconut; 5 - 6 whole dry red chilly, roasted in little oil; 1 marble sized tamarind ball; 1tbsp coconut oil

ABOUT Crab Alle piyyav/konkani crab gashi RECIPE

A typical mangalorean konkani style curry flavoured with onion and ginger

Ingredients Serving: 5

5 crabs, washed and cleaned
Salt to taste
2 Onion - chopped
1 inch ginger - chopped
3 Green chillies - chopped
3 cups freshly grated coconut
5 - 6 whole dry red chilly, roasted in little oil
1 marble sized tamarind ball
1tbsp coconut oil

Instructions

Marinate the crab with chopped onion, ginger, green chillies and salt. Let it stand for 20-30 minutes.
Meantime grind masala paste by grinding coconut, red chillies and tamarind to smooth paste with 2-3 cups of water.
Take a wide clay pot or sauce pan, add ground masala paste and bring it to a boil. Add the marinated crabs, check the consistency of the gravy and add water accordingly.
At this point check for seasoning. You can add a little salt if needed. The gravy should be neither too thick nor too watery. Boil for 4-5 minutes and take it out of the fire.
Serve hot with simple plain hot boiled rice.

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