Njandu Pacha Manga Ularthu / Crab Roast With Raw Mango

Ingredients:

4 medium crabs

2 onions, sliced

1 small tomato, sliced

1 1/2 tsp ginger, sliced

1 tsp garlic, sliced

2 green chillies, slit

1 raw mango/ pacha manga, peeled and sliced

1 1/2 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

2 sprig curry leaves

3 tbsp thengakothu/ coconut slices

1 tsp fenugreek seeds

1 1/4 tsp crushed pepper

1/4 cup thick coconut milk

salt to taste

2-3 tbsp coconut oil

Preparation:

1. Cut and clean the crab pieces and cook it with 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and salt adding enough water for about 10 minutes. Keep it aside.
2. Heat a clay pot/ manchatty and add oil. Add fenugreek seeds, garlic, ginger, curry leaves and coconut slices / thengakothu and saute for 2 minutes at medium flame.
3. Add sliced onions and green chillies and saute well adding little salt.
4. Add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilli powder and 1 tsp crushed pepper and mix well for a minute.
5. Add mango pieces to this, mix well and cook it for 1-2 minutes adding 1/4 cup of water.
6. When it boils, add the cooked crab and mix well. 
7. Add sliced tomato, mix well and cook covered for 2-3 minutes.
8. Then add the coconut milk and mix well till the masala is well coated with the crabs. 
9. Check for salt and add 1/4 tsp crushed pepper, 1 tsp coconut oil and curry leaves and mix well.
10. Switch off the flame and transfer to a serving plate ...Serve hot...