Asian Style Crab Fry

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Preparation Time : 2 hours for marination + 20 minutes

Cooking Time : 15 to 20 minutes

Serving : 6 members

Description

A recipe l got from my hubby’s cousin sister fathima, who attended a cooking class in Colombo , Sri Lanka . The original recipe demanded an egg to be added in the end. I just didn’t do so because i felt the dish might end up getting an eggy smell . I used to prepare crab in another two different ways , one tomato based and the other pepper based(Both Indian Style). But once i tried this dish, the other two dishes are put to rest . As this preparation is fragrant , visually appealing and almost magical . At home my father-in-law, my son, my hubby’s niece and myself are the only people who eat crab . My hubby admire’s me while i eat the crab(As i separate the shells and flesh very easily) . On my last trip to moms place, mom made some crab cakes (vadai’s) . My hubby had quite a few not knowing it was crab as it was deliciously wicked. When we let him know about it, later in the evening, he was all grumpy and wild . People and their mind set specially when it comes to food .

Ingredients

Ingrredients
Quantity
Crab 1 kg cleaned
Small onions two hands full
Dry Red whole chilies 8 to 10 or to taste
Ginger 1 inch piece
Garlic 6 flakes
Turmeric powder1 / 4 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Oil 1 1/2 cups
Tomato sauce 3 tablespoons
Light Soya sauce 1 teaspoon
Sweet chilli sauce1 teaspoon
Red chilli sauce 1 teaspoon
Ajinomoto a pinch ( optional )
Sugar a pinch

Method 

  1. Add salt and turmeric powder along with 2 cups water to the cleaned crab and bring to boil . strain and cool completely .
  2. Grind small onion , red whole chilies , ginger and garlic to a coarse mixture .
  3. Marinate cooled crab in this coarse mixture for 2 hours . Heat oil to shallow fry and fry just the crab without the marinated mixture for 5 minutes .
  4. Drain and set aside . Heat 4 tablespoons of crab fried oil in a non stick kadai .
  5. Fry the coarse onion mixture to brown till the onions sweat down and become soft .
  6. Top with tomato sauce , light soya sauce , sweet chilli sauce , red chilli sauce , sugar , ajinomoto and salt to taste.
  7. Mix well and bring to boil adding little water to get to a saucy consistency .
  8. Taste and adjust seasoning . Add the fried crab .
  9. Toss well and close with a lid and simmer for 5-8 minutes , tossing every 2 minutes once . Making sure the sauce infuse its flavours into the crab . Serve hot as it is .