Eating home-cooked Curry Crab is a blessing in my family,
especially Mom’s specialty in crab recipes, the curry is simply awesome!
Mom insisted on buying fresh , alive, crawling crabs in the wet market
instead of dead crabs because she mentioned that:
· aggressive and moving crabs are fresh and taste better than dead
crabs
· use your finger to test the firmness of the crab.
Press it in the middle of the body, the centre of the flap.
It should be firm and mild yellow belly.
· look at the claws. A strong and fully grown crab would use its claw
s to fight with other crabs. If the claws are blunt , not sharp, that
indicates the crab is active.
· crabs should be stored in dry tank with a little water.
If the crabs are placed in a tank with more water, they will use up
their strength to keep alive, losing the flesh firmness.
My mom is pretty skillful in killing live crabs that crawls on the kitchen floor.
In order to catch a crab, you need a lot of courage and patience.
If you fear the claws that might pinch and hurt your fingers, wear a pair of
gloves, get a crab net or pincher to catch the crabs.
l Dip in the whole crab into a pot of hot boiling water- it will shed its legs
and claws
l Drown the crab in a pail of water for 30 minutes
l Tie up the claws with rubber bands so that it won’t be able to hurt you.
l Turn the crab on its back with legs up in the air.
l Use a small screwdriver to pierce through the small pointed hole in the
flap.
l Pierce through the screwdriver to the back of the shell.
l Remove it and allow the fluid of the crab to drain out.
l The crab is dead by now.
There are 2 options to choose from;
· Curry powder- ready made or home made
· Curry paste- ready made
My mom used the curry powder instead of curry paste because she prefers
to buy readymade curry powder- seafood flavor which is much convenient.
It is cheaper and sold in large or small sachets, depending on how often you
cook curry stews.
Alternatively, you could make your own curry powder with this recipe tips:
· coriander powder
· turmeric powder
· chilli powder
· cumin powder
· cardamom powder
· yellow mustard powder
l 2 live crabs
l 10 shallots-slice
l 5 cloves garlic-minced
l 3 tbsp fish curry powder
l 2 stalks curry leaves
l 300g grated coconut
l Salt and pepper
l 1Green chilly- cut into halves
1. Clean the crabs and cut into 2 or 4 sections
2. Blend the curry powder with a bit of water to form a
thick paste
3. Heat up a pot with 2tbsp of cooking oil.
4. Saute onions, garlic ,curry powder and curry leaves
until fragrant
5. Squeeze out 1/2 cup of thick coconut milk and 1.5 cup
of diluted coconut milk.
6. Add in the diluted milk into the pot.
7. Lower in the crabs and allow the coconut milk to
simmer.
8. Add in the salt and pepper after 10 minutes.
9. When the crab is cooked, add in the thick coconut milk
and simmer again.
10. The crabs will turn slightly reddish, white flesh soft
and tender when cooked.
11. Serve hot with rice or pitta bread
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No...sorry. I do not like eating crabs. Whenever I see any dish made of Crabs I literally go away from it for the psychological reasons.