Seafood Xec Xec
Ingredients
- • 1 large crab washed, cleaned and cut
- • 2 razor clams
- • 1 scallop
- • 1 squid
- • 2 tiger prawns
- • 2 large onions, finely chopped
- • 2 medium tomatoes
- • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- • 1 ginger 1/2 inch piece, finely chopped
- • 500ml thick coconut milk
- • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- • 1 tsp red chilli powder (optional)
- • 50ml vegetable oil
- • Water as needed
- Whole Spices:
- • 2 tsp coriander seeds
- • 1 tsp cumin seeds
- • 4 cloves
- • 8 black peppercorns
- • 1 cinnamon stick 1/4-inch piece
- • 3 dry Byadagi chillies
- • 3 dry Kashmiri chillies
- • 1 tsp fennel seeds
Method
Method:
Heat a pan and roast the whole spices. Cool and then grind to a fine powder. Heat vegetable oil in a pot, fry the onion until golden, add tomatoes and cook until soft. Add ginger and garlic and fry for 5 more minutes.
Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and the crab. Pour in water and coconut milk, and cook for 10 to 15 min. Remove the crab from the pot, blend the sauce and strain.
Heat oil in the pan, add razor clams, scallop, squid and tiger prawns and stir fry for a minute and a half. Mix in the sauce and serve immediately.
