Topic started by Sandhu (@ host183.216.41.120.conversent.net) on Fri Oct 22 09:53:58 EDT 2004.
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Help: I bought these crabs(smaller ones) which are alive(unconcious) and its my first time to cook them.The shops dont kill them !!!! so i dont know how to clean them. I am afraid they will hurt me.
so please help me and give me some procedures to kill them first. I thought of putting in hot water but it will take the taste away. Help !!! and i need it ASAP.

Responses:

• From: yaro (@ ip-87-9.dot.net.au) on: Sat Oct 23 03:05:04 EDT 2004
  
  Hi Sandu
  How do you know they are unconscious? Normally all the crabs except the mud crab are all dead. Don't be scared. If in doubt just put them in boiling water for 2 minutes take it out. Pull the all the legs first then pull the outer shell from the body from a corner. You only make curry with big legs and the body. Split the body in the middle with a knife. Here is a recipe for you from Hub may be from Mrs Mano I guess.
  
  
  
• From: Yaro (@ ip-87-9.dot.net.au) on: Sat Oct 23 03:05:48 EDT 2004
  
  CRAB PERATTAL
  
  Medium crabs 6
  Big onion 1 sliced
  Grated coconut 3 tbs --stir fried
  Kas-kas 1 tsp --stir fried
  Aniseed 1 tsp --stir fried
  Pottu kadalai 1 tsp
  Garlic paste 1 tsp
  Ginger paste 1 tsp
  Fish curry powder 1 tbs
  Chilli powder 1 tsp ---for extra hot
  Tumeric powder ¼ tsp
  Tamarind juice ½ cup from a small marble sized tamarind ba#ll.
  Salt to taste
  Oil about 2 tbs
  
  
• From: Yaro (@ ip-87-9.dot.net.au) on: Sat Oct 23 03:08:03 EDT 2004
  
  Method:
  Clean the crabs, remove the shell. Break off the legs and also the claws.
  Use your chopper and bash the claws once.
  Pound the small legs in a pounding stone . Add ½ cup of water and squeeze out the juice.
  Discard the legs.
  Grind to a paste, the fried coconut, kas-kas, aniseed, and pottu kadalai.
  Make a paste with fish curry powder, chilli powder,and tumeric powder.
  Heat the kadai with oil. Add in the spices , when they splutter, add in the sliced onion, and let it turn limp. Add the garic and ginger paste, fry for a second..
  
  
• From: yaro (@ ip-87-9.dot.net.au) on: Sat Oct 23 03:08:30 EDT 2004
  
  Add in the fish curry paste mixture,and the coconut paste mixture.
  Fry nicely, add in the tamarind juice, and juice from the crab legs.
  Add salt to taste, and the curry leaves. Let it boil,till the gravy is a bit thick..
  Add in the crabs, and give a good stir, so that there is masala on the crab pieces.
  Dish out as soon as the crabs are cooked, and serve with steaming rice.
  
  Note: Keep a box of tissue by the side to blow your nose while eating the crabs.
  Thanks
  
  Oops, add in the bashed claws along with the crab pieces
  
  

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