Simple Way to Prepare Quick Kakrar Jhal/Bengali style Crab
by Marian Copeland
Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, kakrar jhal/bengali style crab. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have kakrar jhal/bengali style crab using 18 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Kakrar Jhal/Bengali style Crab:
Get 2 Crab, medium sized (250g approx.)
Take 1 Potato (diced/strips/wedges)
Get 1 Onion (paste/grated)
Take 2 tbsp Tomato puree
Get 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
Prepare 2 Green chillies, slitted (adjust as per your tolerance)
Get 1 tsp Red chilli powder
Make ready 1 tsp Cumin powder
Get 1 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
Get 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
Make ready 1/4 tsp Garam masala powder
Take 5 tbsp Mustard oil
Get 1 tbsp Sugar
Get to taste Salt
Make ready Bayleaf
Take 2 Cloves
Take 1 Cardamom
Prepare 1/4 inch Cinnamon
Steps to make Kakrar Jhal/Bengali style Crab:
Mix crab pieces with salt and 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder. Let them marinate for 10 minutes.
Heat oil in a wok over medium heat. Stirfry the crab until they turn crisp and reddish in color, about 4 minutes. Remove and set aside.
Add the potatoes to the same pan, cook until soft. Remove and set aside.
In the remaining oil, temper with bayleaf, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon for few seconds.
Add the onion paste to the wok, stir over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
Add the dry masalas – turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder and coriander powder. Add in ginger garlic paste too. Saute until the raw smell disappears.
Add the tomato puree and green chillies, cook for about two minutes.
Season with salt.
Add 1/2 cup of water and give this a quick boil over high heat. Add a tbsp of sugar to it.
Reduce the heat, add the crab and potatoes now. Simmer until the gravy is thickened, about 10 minutes more.
Add garam masala powder, mix gently. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve with hot rice.
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