Introduction

Seafood 

A typical goan meal will almost always find ways of having seafood like clams (tisryo), Crabs (kurlyo) for both lunch and dinner. A few of them with their recipes are as follow.

Tisryo(Clams)

INGREDIENTS

Ø     300gms clams (cleaned)

Ø     2 onion (finely chopped)

Ø     2 green chilies (slit)

Ø     2 tsp coconut fresh grated

Ø     3-4 kokam

Ø     1 tsp turmeric powder

Ø     1tsp chilli powder

Ø     1 pinch tsp black pepper

Ø     Litter coriander leaves

        (finely  chopped)

Ø     To taste salt

METHOD

1. In a pan, heat oil and add green chillies

2.  Add the onion and fry until it softens and the raw smell goes away

3. Then add the clams, kokum salt, turmeric, black pepper and chilli powder.

4. When the clams are almost cooked, add the freshly grated coconut and mix together.

5. When ready, garnish with coriander leaves.

CRABS

INGREDIENT

Ø     Small size mud Crabs ½ kg

Ø     Medium size coconut 1no

Ø     2 onion

Ø     Red chilles 3 nos

Ø     Green chillies 5 nos

Ø     Small pices of garlic

Ø     Tamarind

Ø     Jeera 1tsp

Ø     Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Ø     Garam masala 1 tbsp

Ø     Oil 50ml

Ø     Salt

METHODS

Step1: Chop onion. Grate Onion

Step2: Coarsely grind together, two red chillies, two green chillies, turmeric, jeera, garlic and keep a side

Step3: Wash and remove the shell of the crabs and cut it into two halves and keep a side.

Step4: Heat oil in a small utensil add chopped onions saute for 5 min. then add crabs and little water and simmer for 10 min.

Step5: slit the remaining three green chillies. One whole red chilli. Add the garam masala and cook for 5 min.

Step6: Add the ‘lak’ of the female crab along with the ground masala (step 1)  and cook until done. Check the consistency as the gravy as required.