Kakrar Jhal Recipe - Bengali Style Crab Curry
A non-veg Bengali Recipes recipe with crabs - cut into (around 500 gm), potatoes (aloo) - cut into halves, onion - paste. Ready in 1h, serves 2.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
19 steps- 1
To begin making the Kakrar Jhal Recipe, clean the crab with warm water and marinate with salt, turmeric and red chilli powder for 15 minutes
-/2 turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)-/2 coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastegreen chilli(2)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 2
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan and fry the crab pieces on a medium flame covering with a lid
tablespoons homemade tomato puree(2)tablespoons mustard oil(3) - 3
Once it is crisp and nicely cooked, take out the fried crab pieces and keep aside
- 4
In the same pan, add some more oil, heat it on medium flame
- 5
Add the potato with salt, turmeric and let it cook till the potatoes become a little soft for 5-7 minutes
potatoes (aloo) - cut into halves(2)-/2 turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 6
Once it is done, take it out and keep aside
- 7
In the same pan, add cinnamon stick, clove and cardamom into the oil
crabs - cut into (around 500 gm)(2 pieces)potatoes (aloo) - cut into halves(2)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1/2) - 8
Once they start sizzling, add onion paste and keep on stirring until it is cooked properly
onion - paste(2)garlic - paste(1 teaspoon)-/2 ginger - paste(1 teaspoon) - 9
This will take about 2 minutes
- 10
After 2 minutes, add ginger garlic paste and let it cook for another minute or two
onion - paste(2)garlic - paste(1 teaspoon)-/2 ginger - paste(1 teaspoon) - 11
Next, add all the dry spices including turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt and sugar
-/2 turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)-/2 coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastesugar(1/2 teaspoon)green chilli(2)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 12
Mix them well
- 13
After a minute, add tomato puree, green chillies and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes
red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)tablespoons homemade tomato puree(2)green chilli(2) - 14
At this stage, add 1/4 cup of water to avoid burning of the spices
- 15
Finally, add fried potatoes and crab pieces and mix everything properly
potatoes (aloo) - cut into halves(2) - 16
Add required water (approximately 1/2 cup) and allow it to boil at medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes
- 17
Once done, switch off the gas and it is ready to be served
- 18
Serve Bengali Style Crab Curry along with Steamed Rice for a weekday lunch or dinner
- 19
You can also make Kachumber Salad along with it to complete the meal
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Kakrar Jhal Recipe - Bengali Style Crab Curry
A non-veg Bengali Recipes recipe with crabs - cut into (around 500 gm), potatoes (aloo) - cut into halves, onion - paste. Ready in 1h, serves 2.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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Directions
19 steps- 1
To begin making the Kakrar Jhal Recipe, clean the crab with warm water and marinate with salt, turmeric and red chilli powder for 15 minutes
-/2 turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)-/2 coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastegreen chilli(2)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 2
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan and fry the crab pieces on a medium flame covering with a lid
tablespoons homemade tomato puree(2)tablespoons mustard oil(3) - 3
Once it is crisp and nicely cooked, take out the fried crab pieces and keep aside
- 4
In the same pan, add some more oil, heat it on medium flame
- 5
Add the potato with salt, turmeric and let it cook till the potatoes become a little soft for 5-7 minutes
potatoes (aloo) - cut into halves(2)-/2 turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 6
Once it is done, take it out and keep aside
- 7
In the same pan, add cinnamon stick, clove and cardamom into the oil
crabs - cut into (around 500 gm)(2 pieces)potatoes (aloo) - cut into halves(2)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1/2) - 8
Once they start sizzling, add onion paste and keep on stirring until it is cooked properly
onion - paste(2)garlic - paste(1 teaspoon)-/2 ginger - paste(1 teaspoon) - 9
This will take about 2 minutes
- 10
After 2 minutes, add ginger garlic paste and let it cook for another minute or two
onion - paste(2)garlic - paste(1 teaspoon)-/2 ginger - paste(1 teaspoon) - 11
Next, add all the dry spices including turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt and sugar
-/2 turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)-/2 coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastesugar(1/2 teaspoon)green chilli(2)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 12
Mix them well
- 13
After a minute, add tomato puree, green chillies and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes
red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)tablespoons homemade tomato puree(2)green chilli(2) - 14
At this stage, add 1/4 cup of water to avoid burning of the spices
- 15
Finally, add fried potatoes and crab pieces and mix everything properly
potatoes (aloo) - cut into halves(2) - 16
Add required water (approximately 1/2 cup) and allow it to boil at medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes
- 17
Once done, switch off the gas and it is ready to be served
- 18
Serve Bengali Style Crab Curry along with Steamed Rice for a weekday lunch or dinner
- 19
You can also make Kachumber Salad along with it to complete the meal
Rate this recipe
