Chettinad Nandu Varuval Recipe (Crab Fry Dry With Baby Onions)
A non-veg Chettinad recipe with crab, shallots - chopped, tomatoes - chopped. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byRamesh Kumar🇮🇳
Instructions
16 steps- 1
To begin making the Chettinadu Nandu Varuval recipe, clean and wash crab well
crab(500 grams) - 2
I cut them into pieces
- 3
Marinate crab with little turmeric powder, salt and keep aside for 30 minutes
crab(500 grams)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)red chilli powder(3/4 tablespoon)black pepper powder(2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)-/2 fennel powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 4
Bring 1 litre of water to boil and add crab to the boiling water
crab(500 grams) - 5
Cook for 3-5 minutes, drain the crab from boiled water and keep aside
crab(500 grams) - 6
In a wok/kadhai, heat oil
- 7
Add ginger garlic paste and cook until the raw smell of the paste is gone
-/2 ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon) - 8
Add shallots, green chilies and dried red chilies
shallots - chopped(1 cup)green chilli(2) - 9
Saute and cook until onions turn translucent
- 10
Now add tomatoes and cook until tomatoes turn mushy and oil separates from the sides of the pan
tomatoes - chopped(2) - 11
Add the spice powders and give it a quick mix
coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)red chilli powder(3/4 tablespoon)black pepper powder(2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)-/2 fennel powder(1 teaspoon) - 12
Add salt to taste, mix
salt - to taste - 13
Add cooked crab into the pan, mix well to coat all the crab pieces well with the spice masala
crab(500 grams) - 14
Reduce the flame to low, cover and cook until crab is fully cooked and masala turns dry
crab(500 grams) - 15
Remove from pan, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot
sprig curry leaves(2)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - as required for garnish - 16
Serve Chettinad Nandu Varuval with steamed rice and Mamsaam Chops as side dish or serve it as a starter
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Chettinad Nandu Varuval Recipe (Crab Fry Dry With Baby Onions)
A non-veg Chettinad recipe with crab, shallots - chopped, tomatoes - chopped. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byRamesh Kumar🇮🇳
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Directions
16 steps- 1
To begin making the Chettinadu Nandu Varuval recipe, clean and wash crab well
crab(500 grams) - 2
I cut them into pieces
- 3
Marinate crab with little turmeric powder, salt and keep aside for 30 minutes
crab(500 grams)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)red chilli powder(3/4 tablespoon)black pepper powder(2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)-/2 fennel powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 4
Bring 1 litre of water to boil and add crab to the boiling water
crab(500 grams) - 5
Cook for 3-5 minutes, drain the crab from boiled water and keep aside
crab(500 grams) - 6
In a wok/kadhai, heat oil
- 7
Add ginger garlic paste and cook until the raw smell of the paste is gone
-/2 ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon) - 8
Add shallots, green chilies and dried red chilies
shallots - chopped(1 cup)green chilli(2) - 9
Saute and cook until onions turn translucent
- 10
Now add tomatoes and cook until tomatoes turn mushy and oil separates from the sides of the pan
tomatoes - chopped(2) - 11
Add the spice powders and give it a quick mix
coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)red chilli powder(3/4 tablespoon)black pepper powder(2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)-/2 fennel powder(1 teaspoon) - 12
Add salt to taste, mix
salt - to taste - 13
Add cooked crab into the pan, mix well to coat all the crab pieces well with the spice masala
crab(500 grams) - 14
Reduce the flame to low, cover and cook until crab is fully cooked and masala turns dry
crab(500 grams) - 15
Remove from pan, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot
sprig curry leaves(2)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - as required for garnish - 16
Serve Chettinad Nandu Varuval with steamed rice and Mamsaam Chops as side dish or serve it as a starter
Rate this recipe
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