Crab Biriyani:
For Biriyani:
Crab 1 large – if you like, cut them into heavy chunks
Cloves 3
Cinnamon 2
Cardamon pods 3
Bay leaves 2
Maratti mokku 2
Star anise 1
Basmati rice 2 cups
Green chilies 6 slitted
Onion 1 sliced
Tomato 1 large chopped
Garlic 2 cloves made into paste
Ginger 2″ size peeled and made into paste
Mint leaves 1 fistful
Coriander leaves alone few
Lemon juice from 1 fruit
Curd 1 cup
Salt
Chili powder
Ghee 1/4 cup.
Method:
In a crock pot, heat ghee. Add cloves, cinnamon, crushed cardamon pods, maratti mokku, bay leaves, star anise and green chilies. Fry them till chilies crack and try to turn opaque.
Now add onion to this and fry them really well, until its pungent smell is all gone. Followed by ginger and garlic paste, fry them till raw odor leaves the pan. Then add tomatoes, mint and coriander leaves. Fry them till the leaves wilt.
Add salt and chili powders. Followed by well-cleaned crab(I mean with shell still intact) The carotene and calcium present the crab shell, imparts a special flavor to this dish, one wouldn’t want to miss it:). Add about 4 cups of water and bring this to boil. Now, add rice…cover and cook till tender and nice.
Feast like a wild man:)
Hi Malar.
I cant wait to try out this dish. Just discovered that ‘Maratti mokku’ is also known as ‘brown cardamom, badi elaichi’.
For a visual reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cardamom
Hope I am correct.
Amrita
Is there a prior preparation required for the crab? you mentioned add the ‘fried crab’ in the pot…
“Feast like a wild man!” Hahahaha Lovely post! The crab does look spectacular!
OMG !!! Malar
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I love crabs and to tell the truth if children saw such a big one they will be panicke
But give that plate to me and I am the happiest person in the world
Wow i love crab.. this dish looks so tempting and tasty….:)
nice one dear
Malar How do do it all?!!!
Loved the top-down progression of photos…:-D
Started reading Crab Biryani and then
I couldn’t help laughing when I read ‘Nandu’ Biryani! It is funny trying to phonetically translate our terms into English..
For us mallu’s it is difficult to translate that particular ‘ngya’
in Ngyandu Biryani and it would still be mangled up!
After seeing your post, felt that I had truly feasted like a Wild Woman!
I and my hubby are big time crab eaters !! Crab biriyani sounds awesome !!
Cheers n Happy Cooking,
Satrupa
http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com
Very new to me…looks mouthwatering……
Venus, thanks for the info’ its very helpful. Yeah…I have been wondering what it is called in English or in other Indian languages…badi elaichi sounds kool. Definetely heard of name…but never had a clue that it means maratti mokku! And, guess I made a typo’. Just add the crab and continue cooking will the right one:)
Oh sorry didnt notice you name ‘ Amrita’ sweet name:)
SS, feast like a wild human was so appropriate for this giant sized crab:)
Manju, thats exactly I was thinking, not only kids..even many girls will be scared to see these pictures here:( But can’t help it, the food was absolutely heaven, this was better tasting biriyani that I ever made, was so surprising to see how crab’ imparts so much flavor to the rice:)
Dear ?, Ngyandu biriyani – kollam ishtam:) Yeah, exactly…whenever I try to translate, its all wacky…and I feel like a dork, but can’t help it…most people still search for good recipes in their native tongue…so there you go. Thanks for your lovely compliments, sure…means a lot to me:)
Never heard of crab briyani, very new to me…mouthwatering dish..
Wow thanks for the recipe..I love this one but have never tried !!
Never had this before…. Rellay want to give this a try…. YUM!
Never imagine a biriyani like this…you are really tempting Malar
yummy biryani….
Venus/Amrita, all work. Used to many names!
Can’t wait for Saturday morning. Will keep you posted on the outcome.
Till then, happy cooking and eating…
malar. i thought it with crab meat while seeng the title.. ayyo the oicture.. so delicious really perfect crab biryani.. fried crab= how u did that.. if u don’t mind just shatre that.I like to know how u fried this big man
Rani, I am glad that you liked this recipe, yeah yeah the whole crab with shell really imparts good flavor to the dish, and I made a typo’ y’day…its not fried crab, dear…just cleaned one – that’s it.
Oh god this is a nice recipe.. my father would love to have this..
Sure Crab Biriyani tastes wonderful..have not heard of it before…