Onam 2011

Our Onam went well..
First time in my life i prepared almost all the Onam dishes.

Poor pappads were the victims of my son's disappointment.

These were my dishes:
Rice
Parippu
Sambar
Kaalan
Thoran
Mezhukkupuratti
Injicurry
Pineapple pachadi
Pavakkai Kichadi
Aviyal
Olan
Vada kootucurry
Pappads
Pickle
Upperi
Sharkara puratti
Ada pradhaman
Semiya
Pazham and finally a glass of water

Crab Masala (Njandu Masala)

For the first time in my life, I tried my hands on crab, wasnt disappointing..

Here it goes, The Crab masala... :)

Crabs-3-4 small

Turmeric 1 teaspoon

Pepper crushed-2 teaspoon

Salt-As needed

Crabs shud be cooked for about 20 minutes with the above ingredients. Keep it aside. once its touchable, knock the crab legs gently with pestle to loosen the meat.

Onions- 3

Garlic-4

Ginger- 1/4 cup

Saute all the above until golden brown. Then add the below spices. Saute for 30 seconds.

Cloves- 3

Cardamom-2

Cinnamon- 1 Big

Fennel powder(Perumjeerakam)- 11/2teaspoon

Now goes all the powders into it. Saute for 2 minutes under medium flame.

Kashmiri Chilly powder- 2 table spoon

Coriander Powder- 11/2 table spoon
Turmeric- 2 teaspoon

Add Tomatoes-2 Saute well for another 1 minute.

Add the cooked Crab into the mix.

Pinch of Salt and half cup water

Let crab meat get coated coated with the masala. Close the lid and cook for another 5 minutes under medium-low flame.

To half cup of luke warm water add 2 and a half table spoons of coconut milk powder. Pour it into the crab mix. Do not boil after this step. Add a pinch of Fennel powder powder before serving.