Kekda Masala or Crab Masala is a delicious crab dish made in a Maharashtrian style influenced by Malvani cuisine - masala using spices and coconut.
- Heat a pan and dry roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, red chillies, peppercorn, cinnamon sticks, and cardamom.
- Once they start releasing their aroma, add 1 tablespoon oil,1 cup of chopped onions and saute until the onions turn golden in colour.
- Add some grated coconut and cook till it gets browned, remove and make a paste of these ingredients in the blender and keep aside.
- Add some oil in a hot pan add chopped onions, salt and saute until the golden turn golden in colour.
- Add crushed garlic, ginger and green chillies.
- Add some turmeric powder, garam masala and masala mix (red chilli powder and Malvani masala).
- To this add 1 cup tomato puree and mix well.
- Add 1 tablespoon of the masala paste (ground at the first).
- Add crab (cleaned and cut into pieces), water enough to cover all the crab pieces and mix, cover the pan with a lid and allow cooking for about 10-12 minutes until the crab is cooked.
- Add freshly ground coconut along with coconut milk to the mixture and mix well.
- Sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves and switch off the flame.