Indonesian Curried Crab

13 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 each crab, hard shell
  • 6 each shallots
  • 2 each lemongrass stalks
  • 2 teaspoons tamarind
  • 1/2 cup water boiling
  • 1 handful cilantro
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon galangal root
  • 3 each thai bird's eye chili peppers seeded
  • 4 each candlenuts
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 cups coconut milk

Directions

  1. 1
    Cut 4 green blue swimmers into quarters with a cleaver or large knife.
  2. 2
    With a hammer, gently crack the claws and harder sections of shell.
  3. 3
    Finely chop 6 shallots and 2 stalks lemon grass.
  4. 4
    Steep 2 teaspoons tamarind in half a cup of boiling water.
  5. 5
    Chop a handful of fresh coriander leaves.
  6. 6
    In a food processor, grind together 3 cloves garlic, 1 tablespoon fresh galangal, 2 to 3 birdseye chillies, seeded, 4 candlenuts (or substitute 8 to 10 cashews) and 1 teaspoon blachan (hard dark brown shrimp paste.
  7. 7
    Batter on crab and cook.

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