{Recipe}Crabs Caldine /Crab curry in coconut milk

Caldine or  Caldinha is a  mild yellow coloured curry with less of spice .Caldine curry is mostly prepared using prawns, King fish, Pomfret or any fish with lots of meat and also of veggies like Cauliflower, Bottle guard, Ladyfinger etc. But today for a change and also for the love of carbs tried preparing "Crab Caldhine", it was just amazing.

Caldhine curry is on sweeter side with very mild spice and its favourite among kids . The Caldhine curry is prepared extracting coconut juice so the curry is very creamy and smooth in  texture. Best served with steamed boiled rice or normal steamed rice. There is seldom requirement of any side dish when you have Caldhine curry over your steamed rice ;).

Servings :6 

Total Preparation Time :45 min

Total Cooking Time :25 min

Cuisine : Goan

Author : Ispolina Silveira

Ingredients

1 Kg Crabs cleaned

1 Coconut milk(thick and thin)

2 Medium sized onions chopped

2 Tomatoes chopped

3 Green chilies chopped

1 Tsp turmeric powder

1\2 Tsp pepper corns

5 cloves

1 Tsp Cumin seeds

5-6 Garlic flakes

1/2 Inch ginger

2 Table spoon coriander seeds

1/2 Cub Tamarind juice

Salt as much required

Oil for sauteing

Step wise method below

1)Take the cleaned crabs,wash well and apply salt.Keep it aside until you prepare other masala paste.

2)Grind the below ingredients to fine paste and keep aside.

3)In Mud pot or stainless steel pan add oil,then add the chopped onions ,tomatoes .Saute both ingredients nicely.

4)Then add the crabs in the pot and give a nice slow turn.

5)Add the ground paste along with tamarind juice in the crabs and mix well.Then cover and cook for 5 min.

6)Then add the thin coconut milk and give it a nice stir.Cover and cook again for 5 min.

7)Last add the thick coconut milk and shimmer the caldhine for more 5 min on slow flame.

8)The crab Caldhine is all set to gobble with steamed white rice.Too Yum.

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