Karaikudi Nandu Masala

KARAIKUDI NANDU MASALA

Ingredients:

For the Masala:

Crab (Nandu) - 3/4th kg

Tamarind - 1 lemon sized ball

bay leaf - 1 

cinnamon - 1" 

Onion - 4 (chopped)

tomato - 4 (chopped)

ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp

salt to taste

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

red chilli powder - 1 tsp

corriander powder - 1/2 tsp

saunf - 1/2 tsp

curry leaves - 1 handful

oil - 5 tbsp

green chillies - 2 (add them as a whole)

For the ground paste:

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

khus khus - 1 tbsp

whole pepper - 1.5 tsp

cumin seeds - 1.5 tsp

saunf - 1/2 tsp

cashews - 6

Method:

For the ground paste:

- dry roast all the ingredients except for the coconut and grind them to a fine paste by adding little water

To Make the masala:

- extract juice from tamarind and leave it aside

- in a pan add oil

- add bay leaf, curry leaves, cinnamon stick and saunf

- now add in the onions and tomatoes and fry till they are mushy

- add the turmeric powder, salt and the crab and allow that to cook in its own juices

- add the ginger garlic paste and mix well

- add in the red chilli powder, green chillies and corriander powder

- mix well until its well blended

- close the pan with a lid and allow that to cook in slow flame for 3 mins.

- add the tamarind water and the ground masala now and allow that to cook till the masala is completely dry. 

Source:

From Chef Jacob Show.