Healthiest Seafood Recipe Tandoori Crab

Crab marinated in tandoori masala and cooked in a traditional way of cooking in Ovalclay charcoal Tandoor till crisp and golden. Serve as an appetizer.

• Ready In: 23 mins
• Serves: 2
• Yields: 2

Ingredients

• 1  medium  size whole  crab
• 1  cup  Greek yogurt
• 1  teaspoon  red  chili paste
• 1⁄3 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garam masala
• 1  teaspoon lemon juice
• 1⁄3 teaspoon salt
• 3  teaspoons  cooking oil
• 2  teaspoons  clarified butter
• 1  teaspoon chili powder

Directions

1. First you need to clean the Crab. The best way to clean it is under running water.
2. * Take the Crab on a chopping board and place your left Palm over the shell of the Crab. Take a knife with your right hand and place it below the eye part of the Crab. Insert little and press upwards . The shell will come out.
3. * You can clean the shell and can use it for garnish the Crab when serving.
4. * Now you can see some yellowish color things on it . You have to remove all these except the white color substances, which is the meat of the Crab . Hold it on running water and it will get cleaned .
5. * Now using a knife cut the Crab into two parts and keep it aside .
6. * Make a Tandoori masala also known as tandoori red masala using all the above ingredients in a mixing bowl.
7. * Mix both the Crab part in the Tandoori masala properly and keep it aside for half an hour to absorb all the flavours.
8. * Now using a iron Shewer, shew both part of the Crab and cook in an Ovalclay Tandoor for 7-8 minutes busting clarified butter on it.
9. * Remove from the shewer and serve hot with your choice of Sauces preferably with Mint sauce or Chutney.