Kakuluwo (crab curry)

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3mediumsSize crabs
50gramsShallots
2Green chillies
3Cloves garlic
3slicesGinger
25gramsCoconut
½teaspoonTurmenc
½teaspoonFenugreek
½teaspoonChilli powder
2teaspoonsPaprika
5Cm cinnamon stick
25gramsCurry powder sprig curry leaves
50gramsCoriander leaves
250millilitresThin coconut milk
250millilitresThick coconut milk juice 1 lime
1teaspoonSalt
2teaspoonsGround rice

Directions

Place crabs in boiling water for 5 minutes, then remove and clean. Break the crab into desired portions and crush the shell a bit so flesh can be more easily removed. Slice the shallots and chillies, grind garlic and ginger and grate the coconut. Place the crab in a pan and add the shallots, chillies, garlic, ginger, turmeric, fenugreek, chilli powder, paprika powder, cinnamon stick, curry powder, curry leaves, coriander leaves and thin coconut milk and cook until crabs are done. Mix the thick coconut milk with the lime juice, salt, grated coconut and the ground rice and add to the pan. Stir and simmer for approximately 10 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick before serving. From: "A taste of Sri Lanka" by Indra Jayasekera, ISBN 962 224 010 0