Ingredients
8-10 crab legs - cracked
5 shallots - sliced thinly
1 inch ginger - sliced thinly
5 garlic - chopped
4-5 dried red chilies - cut into sections
2 sprigs curry leaves
2 tbsp tamarind/asam juice
2-3 stalks coriander leaves - roughly chopped
3 tbsp oil
salt for taste
1 tbsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 1/2 tsp turmeric/kunyit powder
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
1/2 tsp white pepper powder
Method
When oil is heated, saute shallots, ginger and garlic for about 2-3 mins.
Add spices and crab legs.
Stir together until the legs becomes pink in color.
Add in dried chilies and curry leaves.
Stir again and pour in 1/2 liter of water.
When soup is heated through, add tamarind juice and salt.
Give a good stir and mix in coriander leaves before removing from heat.
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ReplyDeletelooks very aromatic & spicy soup..
my head start sweating now.. kekekeke
I never had crab legs on the soup,very interesting recipe and I believe it too that some of good soup with these spices ingredients is good for health :)
ReplyDeletehi nava, so pretty and delicious looking crab dish. must try your version using curry leaves and tamarind juice. i loike this kins kind of dish, a real appetizer. have a nice day
ReplyDeletewow i never try this before >.< didnt you know where got sell it rather that cooking myself :3
ReplyDeleteI can not say anything about the taste of crabs in soup because I have never tried. But I do agree with you about the flu fact and it does work.
ReplyDeletemy hubbies fav..would love to give your tempting version a go..thanks for sharing dear..:)
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This has so much wow factor with the crab legs, and I can practically smell the flavor wafting through my computer!
ReplyDeleteOh, Nava, I am soo going to make this, even though fresh crabs are so hard to find here! Ha! We're actually going crab fishing this week with the kids, maybe this time I'll bring some back instead of throwing them all back! Thanks for this recipe, I make rasam but have never put any seafood or meat in it, will let you know how much I loved it, because I'm sure I'm going to!
ReplyDeleteHi everyone, worth cooking this dish was for me as i found this wonderful post while my eyes were roaming around the internet for what it was I would be cooking for the family. It just so happened that in my fridge contained all the ingredients to make this tasty zesty dish and for sure for my family crabs are highly populkar. It goes without saying that the whole family was in high notes when they found out that I would be trying this recipe out for dinner. I could almost hear their hunger juices bubbling away to the tune of the bubbling soup. As soon as this dish settled on the table my nephews were sipped into the spicy soup without even bothering about the other dishes. They almost jumped with satisfaction at the spicy peppery taste but also not to forget the slightly sourish tangy flavours that were infused into the dish thanks to Nava's recipe. She is definitely a great one when it comes to Malaysian/indian style cooking i must say. Thanks Nava for taking my taste buds on another culinary venture. This is SPARTA!!!
ReplyDeleteNava, I am so making this the next time I get some good Alaskan crab legs--it looks delish!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing.... the colors of the soup are so vibrant. I would want this if I had the flu.
ReplyDeleteI love rasam, and can totally imagine the delicious taste of this soup!!Lovely flavors coming together :)
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! I love crab...this looks healthy and wonderful~
ReplyDeleteHava.... you a such a great cook! Your husband is so lucky to have you! =)
ReplyDeleteI agreed with you about the flu fact and I think I needed so badly because I am having flu now....
ReplyDeleteThe assam makes me salivate. Gonna try adding this the next time :)
ReplyDeleteshould be very nice to go with rice
ReplyDeleteA beautiful appetiser my friend with flavour, presentation and lovely ingredients!
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i love a good hot bowl of rasam. does wonders to the tummy. always thought it was lots of work until you shared. thanx!!!
ReplyDeleteMmmm. That looks so delicious! wanna try that someday.
ReplyDeleteThis is a new one on me but looks and sounds fab. Such a great colour!
ReplyDeleteoh crab soup is something new for me to try on :) yummy!
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You are an amazing cook!
ReplyDeleteJust love the rasam
ReplyDeleteAfter a painful visit to the dentist, all I can have is soup for the next 10 days, I would love a bowl of your pepper crab rasam!
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