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I had bought some really fresh crabs and prawns and couldn’t quite decide what to make for lunch that day. I just could not bear keeping one of the two in the freezer for later use. I knew they were yum by the looks of them. So I decided to use one of my curries to make a Crab & Prawn Ros Curry (Ros is coconut milk!). I patted myself 😆 and got some praise from hubby dear too. Because this curry turned out to be super yummilicious.
Serves: 6 Persons
Prep. Time: 30 Mins.
Cooking Time: 16 to 18 Mins.
Ingredients:
[ Standard Measure – 1 cup = 250 ml.]
- Crabs – 5 to 6 small
- Prawns – 5 large
- Onion (finely chopped) – 1 medium
- Green Chillies (Slit) – 2 to 3
- For the Spiced Coconut Milk:
- Coconut (grated) – 1 ½ cups
- Tamarind – 1 marble sized ball
- Jeera [Cumin] Seeds – ½ tsp.
- Corriander Seeds – 2 tsp.
- Garlic – 3 cloves
- Kashmiri Chillies (deseeded) – 6 to 8
- Turmeric – ½ tsp.
- Oil (pref. coconut) – 1 tbsp.
- Salt – 1 ½ tsp. or to taste
Step 1: Clean the crabs and separate into two pieces. Trim the prawn antennae. Remove the tail (keep the shell on). Devein the prawns (see pic). Wash, drain and leave aside.
![Preparation of Prawn and Crab Ros Curry](https://www.bigfattummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Crab-Prawn-Ros-Curry-04.jpg)
![Preparation of Prawn and Crab Ros Curry](https://www.bigfattummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Crab-Prawn-Ros-Curry-05.jpg)
![Preparation of Prawn and Crab Ros Curry](https://www.bigfattummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Crab-Prawn-Ros-Curry-03.jpg)
Step 2: Grind all the ingredients for the spiced coconut milk to a fine paste with 2 ½ cups water with an electric wet grinder (see note). Extract the spiced coconut milk from the ground masala paste using a fine mesh sieve.
![Preparation of Prawn and Crab Ros Curry](https://www.bigfattummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Crab-Prawn-Ros-Curry-01.jpg)
Step 3: Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a vessel and fry the onion till soft on medium heat. Add 2 of the green chillies and sauté for a minute. Then add the spiced coconut milk, sugar and salt and bring it to a boil on medium heat.
![Preparation of Prawn and Crab Ros Curry](https://www.bigfattummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Crab-Prawn-Ros-Curry-02.jpg)
Step 4: Once the curry starts boiling, add the crabs and prawns. Cook on medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes. Switch off the heat and garnish with the remaining green chilly. Keep covered for 15 minutes before serving.
![Preparation of Prawn and Crab Ros Curry](https://www.bigfattummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Crab-Prawn-Ros-Curry-06.jpg)
![Preparation of Prawn and Crab Ros Curry](https://www.bigfattummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Crab-Prawn-Ros-Curry-07.jpg)
Tips:
- An electric stone grinder gives a creamier curry. If using an electric grinder to grind the ingredients for the spiced coconut milk, then add all the water at one go.
- If using a mixer, extract the spiced coconut milk using the same batch of ingredients twice, with 1 ¼ cup and again with 1 ¼ cup water on each occasion.
![Preparation of Prawn and Crab Ros Curry](https://www.bigfattummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Crab-Prawn-Ros-Curry-08.jpg)
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