Spicy Pepper Crab

I love seafood especially fresh crabs. This is my spicy peppered crab recipe, it is simply delicious, cooked together with sauté onions, ginger, garlic, and roasted spices. You can of course use any kind of crabs you can find. Key advice is never burn your spices. I have used a wok for this recipe as I have a lot of crabs to cook but you can use any pan you wish. Once cooked you can serve your crab with rice and steamed vegetables or even a salad of your choice.

Spicy Pepper Crab

Ingredients

Serves 4-5

1kg crabs

4 onions sliced

2 tablespoons ginger minced

1 large tomato

3 to 4 fresh green chilies (optional)

4 slice garlic cloves

12 curry leaves

1 tablespoon mustard seeds

Cooking oil

50g butter

1 teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon coriander powder

1\2 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 tablespoon Rosie’s garam masala

1 teaspoon chilli powder

Method

1. In a clean heated wok, pour the oil and put in the mustard seeds. Allow the mustard seeds to pop and then add your butter. Once melted down add the ginger and sauté until golden brown then add the onions and garlic and allow it to sauté until translucent. Add the fresh chillies.

2. Add all the spices and cook well until the raw taste goes away. Add the tomatoes and cover with a lid and let it all cook until soft and caramelised and the spices has throughly cooked.

3. Once done add the fresh crabs, stir well cover and let it cook for about 45 to 50 minutes at a low heat making sure to keep stirring time to time so that the crabs won’t burn.

4. Once cooked through garnish with curry leaves and fresh chillies and serve immediately.