Mangalore Crab Curry

Name: Mangalore Crab Curry
Ingredients: 2 cups (500 mL) grated coconut, fresh or frozen, thawed; 3 tbsp (45 mL) coriander seeds; 1 tbsp (22 mL) cumin seeds; 24 dried Indian red chiles, broken in half, 12 with seeds removed; 10 green cardamom pods, cracked open; 1 stick cinnamon, about 2 inches (5 cm) long; 24 cloves garlic; 70 fresh curry leaves, divided (about 6 sprigs); 1¼ tsp (6 mL) turmeric; ¼ cup (50 mL) oil; 4 lbs (2 kg) dressed crabs or 3 to 3½ lbs (1.5 to 1.75 kg) crab claws; 2 cans (each 14 oz/400 mL) coconut milk; 1½ tsp (7ml) salt; 20 kokum (Notes)