Crab Omelette or Nandu Omelette oris a delicious omelette made with cooked crab meat and eggs . It is so good and a treat for all the sea food lovers.
Nandu Omelette | Crab Omelet | Njandu Omlet recipe with easy step by step pictures and a video.
Nandu or Crab Omelet is not new to me . I am an ardent fan of crab Omelet ever since i tasted t in Amma Mess Madurai and that was back in my college days.
And that is the place I got introduced to this delicious recipe.
How to prepare Crab Omelette
Usually crab omelette is prepared by steam cooking crab and shredding the meat . It is then mixed with onions ,green chilies , Egg and the crab meat along with the spice powders and beat well. Finally poured as an omelette.
What is the easiest way to make an Omelet?
The easiest way is whisking egg along with pepper powder ,turmeric and Salt. And for crab omelette ,yes this basic version along with crab meat should definitely work.
Do we need to water for Omelet?
A big yes. Water needs to be added for a fluffy omelette .
How much water should be added for an Omelette
We need to add 1 tbsp for 1 egg . Not less and not more.
Variations in Nandu Omelette:
So many variations can be shown in crab omelette in the masalas used. Today i have shared an easy version by steam cooking the crab and used Pepper powder and Green Chilli . But a super spicier and a masala loaded version can also be made. I shall share this version soon.
How to Clean Crab:
Ok , So here comes the most difficult task in cooking crab . We need to know the trick and after that it is one easiest task. Use a small stone or even the pestle from the mortar and pestle will work.
If you see the crab it has the head along with body and legs . Tap the body part and take it separate and then remove the legs. This is the easiest way . I shall do a small video on cleaning the crab soon. I got cleaned crab this time , so i shall post about this soon.
What variety of crab should be used in cooking.
There of plenty of Crab varieties ,which can be used to prepare Omelet but ,usually we the blue variety of crabs seems to be widely used and most popular one when it comes to making Omelet
It is easily available . Feel free to use any other option however the cooking and the cleaning time and methods may vary.
How to check if the crab is cooked or not:
Hope many of you are aware of crab , though it tastes delicious we need a little patience in eating this ,its because of it nature. Crab has a slightly hard shell and the delicious meeting is peeping inside the shell.
Hope i have answered most of the questions. If you have any other question in crab . Please leave a comment i shall answer them at the earliest and update the post or shall reply in the comments:
Crab meat for babies and kids:
Crab meat is a lean source of quality protein that offers high levels of essential nutrients like vitamin B12, selenium, copper and zinc, which fuels a baby's developing blood cells, nervous and immune systems.
Since crab meat is a dense nutrient protein source ,it is recommended as a part of daily diet to kids older than 2 years. However please exercise caution in your child is allergic.
This omelette is one basic recipe to start with crab for kids , As its easy to feed for them and suitable when we cook with eggs. Also we can feed Crab Rasam like a soup with less spices.
Few Crab recipes , i have already posted in blog:
Now lets see how to prepare Crab Omelette:
How to prepare Nandu Omelette | Crab Omelette | Njandu Omelette:
1.Clean the crab really well , separate the legs and the body portion of the crab. It will have more sand on it . So wash it well. Heat a idli steamer with water. I am using the Blue variety of Nandu / Crab.
2.Steam cook the crab for 7 mins. Switch off and allow it to cool down. The Nandu / Crab will turn pink , Which indicated the crab is cooked perfectly.
3.Use the pestle of the mortar and pestle , break open the shell and remove the cooked crab meat and set it aside.
4.In a pan add in 1 tsp of oil ,preferably coconut oil ,once its hot add ¼th cup of finely chopped onions , Saute for 1 minute in low flame.
5.Neat add the chopped tomatoes , Saute for 30 secs no need to cook the onions and tomatoes fully. Next add the curry leave sand sliced green chilli. Saute for few secs .And then add ¼ tsp pepper powder , ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
6. Add the required Salt. Saute for a min and then switch off the flame. Transfer everything to a mixing bowl.
7. To this add in the cooked crab meat and mix well and then break open 2 eggs. Beat with a whisk. Add more Salt if required.
8.Next add 2 tbsp of Water and Whisk everything together for a minute .This step is very important for a fluffy omelette , so dont skip this.
9.Heat a dosa tawa , Once its hot pour a ladle full of the prepared egg mixture and spread lightly , Drizzle oil over the edges. Cook in a medium flame.
10.Slowly the edges will start to brown. it may take 40 secs to 1 min for the omelette to get cooked . Flip and cook the other sides for another few secs and the omelette is now ready to be served.
Tasty and delicious omelette is now ready to eat!! Enjoy with hot Rice.
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📖 Recipe
Nandu Omelette | Crab Omelette
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Ingredients
- 150 gms Crab | Nandu
- ¼ cup Onion
- 2 tbsp Tomato chopped
- 1 tbsp Curry Leaves Chopped
- 1 Green Chilli Sliced
- ¼ tsp Pepper powder
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- Salt as needed
- 2 Egg
- 2 tbsp Water
- 1 tsp cooking oil as needed
Instructions
- Clean the crab really well , separate the legs and the body portion of the crab. It might have more sand on it . So wash it well. Heat a idli steamer with water. I used Blue variety of Nandu / Crab.
- Steam cook the cleaned crab for 7 mins. Switch off and allow it to cool down. The Nandu / Crab would have turned pink , Which indicated the crab is cooked perfectly.
- Use the stick of the mortar and pestle , break open the shell and remove the cooked crab meat and set it aside.
- In a pan add in 1 tsp of oil ,once its hot add ¼t h cup of finely chopped onions , Saute for 1 minute in low flame.
- Neat add the chopped tomatoes , Saute for 30 secs no need to cook the onions and tomatoes fully. Next add the curry leave sand sliced green chilli. Saute for few secs .
- And then add ¼ tsp pepper powder , ¼ tsp Turmeric powder and the required Salt. Saute for a min and then switch off the flame. Transfer everything to a mixing bowl.
- To this add in the cooked crab meat and mix well and then break open 2 eggs. Beat with a whisk. Add more Salt if required.
- Next add 2 tbsp of Water and Whisk everything together for a minute .
- Heat a dosa tawa , Once its hot pour a ladle full of the prepared egg mixture and spread lightly , Drizzle oil over the edges. Cook in a medium flame.
- Slowly the edges will start to brown. it may take 40 secs to 1 min for the omelette to get cooked . Flip and cook the other sides for another few secs and the omelette is now ready to be served.
Video
Notes
- Always serve the nandu omelette hot.
- Goes well with Rice or and Sambar.
- You can also use , Garam Masala, Chilli powder , Cumin powder for extra flavour. If adding you may use it while cooking the tomatoes and onion.
- Make sure you gently hit the crab to break open the shells. If you hit hard and shell might be broken into small pieces and it may mix with the crab meat.So be gentle.
- Instead of cooking the onions and tomatoes separately you can directly add them to the Egg , but cooking this way makes the masala blend well.
- I used coconut oil for cooking.
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