Sri Lankan Crab Curry with Rice
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Ingredients
- 400 g brown crab meat
- 300 ml coconut milk
- 1.5 tbsp sri lankan roasted curry powder
- 1 onion, finely sliced
- 10 curry leaves
- 1 pandan leaves, tied in a knot
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 300 g basmati rice
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 673 kcal
- Protein
- 20.1 g
- Carbohydrate
- 66.8 g
- of which sugars
- 4.3 g
- Fat
- 35.8 g
- of which saturates
- 20.9 g
- Fibre
- 3.2 g
- Salt
- 2.29 g
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Method
- 1
Cook the basmati rice according to the pack instructions.
- 2
Heat the coconut oil in a pan, add the sliced onion and fry for 7 minutes until softened.
- 3
Add the garlic, curry leaves and pandan leaf, and fry for 2 minutes.
- 4
Stir in the sri lankan roasted curry powder, then add the coconut milk and simmer for 6 minutes.
- 5
Add the crab meat and simmer gently for 4-5 minutes until heated through.
- 6
Remove the pandan leaf and serve the crab curry hot with the rice.

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