Ingredients:-
Preparation:-
- Crab, large size- 1 (Separate the legs with claws and body section)
- Basmati Rice - 2 cups
- Onion, big - 1 sliced
- Tomato - 2 nos
- Green chillies - 3 nos
- Coriander leaves , chopped - 1 cup
- Mint , chopped - 1 cup
- Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
- Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp
- Yogurt- 2 tbsp
- Salt as needed
- Ghee - 4 tbsp
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
To Temper:-
- Cloves - 1
- Star anise - 1
- Javitri - 1
- Cardamom - 1
- Bay leaves - 1
- Cinnamon stick- 1
- Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
1. To Clean and Cook the Crab:
- Clean the crab with turmeric powder.
- Boil body section and some crab legs with 1 tbsp of salt for 10 mins.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Remove the shell parts and take out the flesh alone. Set aside.
2. To Prepare Crab Briyani:-
- Soak basmati rice for 20 to 25 minutes.
- In a pan, heat ghee and oil, put all the ingredients under " To Temper" and saute for a minutes.
- Add green chillies and onion. when onions are soft, add tomato and ginger garlic paste and saute for a minutes.
- Then add coriander leaves and mint. Fry them till the leaves wilt.
- Add crab meat and cleaned legs. Mix well.
- Then add red chilli powder and curd. Saute for a few more minutes.
- Add 4 cups of water. When water starts boiling, add basmati rice. Mix well and cook covered.
- When rice is three fourth done,reduce the heat to low and cook covered for another 15 minutes or until all the water is absorbed and the rice is soft.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with raita.
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