12th October 2024

Crab & Prawn Ros Curry

Crab & Prawn Ros Curry (Coconut Milk Curry)

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
Preparation of Prawn and Crab Ros Curry
Preparation of Prawn and Crab Ros Curry

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

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

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
Preparation of Prawn and Crab Ros Curry

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

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