Nandu Rasam | Crab Rasam | Crab Soup
Nandu Rasam is very good for cold and cough especially for kids. Crab rasam can be had with hot rice and best home remedy for cold.
Servings: 4
Calories:
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Ingredients
- Nandu / Crab – ½ kg
- Tomato – 2
- Oil – 1 tbsp
- Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp
- Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp
- Crushed garlic – 3 nos
- Curry Leaves a spring
- Shallots / Small Onions – 6 nos
- Tamarind – small lemon sized ball
- Salt as needed
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Rasam Powder – ½ tsp
- Coriander leaves a fistful to garnish
To Roast and Grind:
- Pepper Corns- 1 tsp
- Fennel Seeds – 1 tsp
- Fenugreek Seeds – ½ tsp
Instructions
- Clean the crab and set it ready. In a pan dry roast the pepper corns, Fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds till u get a nice aroma. Cool down and grind it to a coarse powder and set it aside.
- Blanch tomatoes for the rasam.Heat a pan with water and drop in the tomato and cook till the skin of the tomato start to peel.
- Remove the skin of the tomato and mash it with the hands. Extract tamarind juice and set aside. Heat a pan with oil. To this add Mustard seeds, Cumin seeds, Crushed Garlic, Curry Leaves and chopped small onions.
- Saute well. Next add in the roasted and ground masala powder along with rasam powder and saute for few mins.
- Next add the crushed tomato and tamarind water to the pan and mix well. Add the required salt.
- Finally add in the cleaned crab .Mix well and cover cook in a low flame till the crab is cooked completely. Switch off the flame and add in a fistful of coriander leaves and keep the vessel closed till you serve.
Notes
· Serve hot with Rice.
· Add half tsp of Pepper powder if you prefer the taste.
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