Amrita's kitchen: Chettinad Crab Rasam

Amrita's kitchen: Chettinad Crab Rasam: Ingredients Crab ¼ kg Onion 1 Tomato 2 Garlic 6 pods Peppercorns ¼ tsp Fennel seeds ¼ tsp Cumin seeds ¼ tsp Turmeric powder ¼ tsp Salt and oil as required

Preparations

1.      Clean the crab pieces

2.      sauté the chopped onions in oil and grind it to paste

3.      separately  sauté the chopped tomatoes in oil and grind it to a separate paste

4.      In a pan add oil, pepper corns, fennel seeds, cumin seeds and the crab pieces.fry till it oozes out the water in it

5.      Then add the onion paste, tomato paste, crushed garlic, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well

6.      Add required water and allow it to boil

   The essence of the crab gives the rasam an excellent taste. Garnish with coriander leaves     and Serve with rice.