Spicy Crab Masala

Crabs are one of the favourite sea food at home."Eating crab is an art.." that's what my Dad says often and i mastered it well too!Cracking crab shells is tedious to find a morsel of meat but trust me its worth doing.
These small Crustaceans are a very rich source of lean protein, low risk seafood for mercury,good source of Omega-3 fatty acid,chromium,selenium and vitamin B12.


Ingredients :
Crab - 1kg (body,claws are used)
Onions - 3
Tomatoes - 4
Ginger garlic paste - 4 tsp
Green chillies - 4
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 3 tsp
Coriander powder -  3 tsp
Dry Red chillies - 4
Pepper corns - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Tamarind juice - 1/2 cup
Curry leaves
Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp
Salt as required
Coriander for garnishing

Preparation:
1)Grind 1 onion,1 tomato and a green chilli to a fine paste and keep aside.
2)Soak lemon size tamarind in 1/2 cup hot water and extract the juice.

Method:
1)Heat oil in a kadai.Add pepper corns,curry leaves,chopped onions,green chilli,dry red chillies and saute for few mins till onions turn light brown.
2)In Low flame,add ginger garlic paste,turmeric powder,red chilli powder,coriander powder,onion tomato paste and saute for a min.
3)Add chopped tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes turn mushy.
4)When oil seperates from the masala,add crab and mix thoroughly so that the masala coats the crab evenly.
5)Add little water,salt and cook for 10 mins with lid covered.
6)Remove lid,add tamarind juice,pepper powder and give a nice mix.
7)Keep sauteing for 5 more mins till masala forms a thick coating on the crab.
8)Remove from stove and garnish with coriander leaves.