Panpolo (Neer Dosa) And Visonu (Surmai / King Fish) Fry With Kundapur Crab Curry ......... Nostalgic Childhood Memories .......... This crab curry always tastes awesome when served with Panpolo (Neer Dosa) ..............
Crabs are called Kurlo in Saraswat Konkani Household. They are known as Kekda in Hindi, Kekhra in Marathi, Denji in Tulu and Nandu in Tamil as far as I know. These are known to be rich in Vitamin A, C, particularly B12 of Vitamin B and minerals like zinc and copper. Also a rich source of selenium and chromium. So I guess these are good for health specially bones. Crabs have an intense flavour of their own. When cooked the gravy of the dish gets mingled with its own juices and gives it the most awesome flavour that no other fish gives. This recipe has a lot of childhood memories. My mom learned this recipe from our neighbor Aunty, who was Shetty / Bunt Community. They belonged to Kundapur district and have some awesome recipes, though I regret this is the only one I have.
Till date I simply love crabs prepared this way. Crabs are easy to prepare and very delicious in taste. However, they are tedious task to eat as it takes a lot time to enjoy the flesh of the crab that is deeply set within the sharp shell cover. However, once you learn and get the knack of it, you will simply enjoy them. The large claws are a little bit of a task to break as you eat and you should have really strong dentures if you want to break them with your teeth. We used to do so in childhood. But as a person grows older, it’s risky and is best mashed / crushed a little bit with a heavy weight to develop cracks on the claws before adding on to the curry. This not only makes the task easier while eating, but also imparts more flavour to the curry.
I sometimes serve it with rice too or some non spicy pulav or spiced rice and it goes very well with them. But for me the most well matched combo is serving this curry with paanpolo another typical Amchi and South Indian polo / dosa also known as neer dosa which is a thin lacy textured dosa prepared with rice and coconut. I also added on some fried Visonu / Surmai / King Fish as side dish / accompaniment / starter to go along with this combo. Without running into more details I am posting links to all three dishes as I have already posted them in the blog before … So just go through the links to get the particular recipe ….. Thank you. And yes don’t forget to try out this combination, I assure you it’s awesome.
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