Sri Lankan Mud Crab Curry Recipe | Manettas Seafood Market

“As the colder nights start setting in, a warming curry to share is the perfect way to get the family around the kitchen table” – Gareth Howard, Exec Chef at Acre Eatery in Sydney. This sweet and sour Sri Lankan Mud crab curry packs a real punch, with the fresh and vibrant ingredients shining through in the dish. Cooking time is really quick which is great for families or couples on move. If you are looking to substitute your core ingredient, the curry works equally well with Ocean King Prawns Cooked Medium or a dense white fish fillet like John Dory Fish Fillet and Ocean Trout Fillet.

Mud Crab LIVE are available online – let us deliver to your door so you can recreate this recipe at home! See Gareth Howard in action, cooking his take on “Isolation Crustacean” during week 1 of Manettas cook-off – #MCO Highlights

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INGREDIENTS

Curry Paste

4cm piece ginger
2cm piece fresh turmeric
3 garlic cloves
1tsp toasted coriander seeds
1/2 tsp toasted cumin seeds
1/2 tsp toasted fennel seeds
2 dried chillis
1 fresh green chilli
1 pinch cayenne pepper
30g palm sugar
pinch of salt
100ml oil

Curry

60g coconut oil
1/2 tsp fengreek seeds
10 fresh curry leaves
1 white onion finely sliced
1 prepared mud crab 1 – 2kg
4 tsp curry paste
2 cardamom pods split
2 cinnamon sticks
3 lime leaves
1 tsp tamarind paste
200ml fish/chicken stock
4 plum tomatoes, de-seeded & diced
1 hell capsicum, de-seeded & diced
1 tin organic coconut milk

Serving up

Shredded coconut
Sliced spring onions
Chopped toasted cashews
Freshly sliced chilli
Coconut rice or hoppers

METHOD

For the curry paste

Step 1

In a hot wok, toast the cumin, coriander and fennel seeds for 30 secs moving/stirring the spices regularly.

Step 2

Once toasted, place all the ingredients into a pestle and mortar or a blender, and mix until a smooth paste is formed

For the curry

Step 1

Pre-warm a wok over a medium heat

Step 2

Add coconut oil and fry fenugreek seeds and curry leaves – fry for 30 seconds.

Step 3

Add onion and continue to fry until soft.

Step 4

Add the prepared Mud crab and fry for a further minute

Step 5

Next add the curry paste, cinnamon, lime leaves, cardamom and tamarind paste. Continue to cook for 1 minute.

Step 6

Add fish stock and bring to a light simmer

Step 7

Add the tomato and capsicum and continue to simmer for a further 5 minutes until the crab is cooked and the sauce is reduced and thickened.

Step 8

Plate the mud crab curry on a large plate.

Step 9

Garnish with spring onion, sliced chilli, toasted coconut and cashews.

Step 10

Finish with coriander leaves.

Sri Lankan Mud Crab Curry

INGREDIENTS

METHOD

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