Sri Lanka Kakuluwo (Crab Curry)

Recipe Ingredients

3		Crabs (medium)
50		Shallots
2		Chile - green
3		Garlic cloves
3		Ginger
25		Coconut
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Turmeric
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Fenugreek
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Chile powder
2 teaspoons	10ml	Paprika
50		Milligrams cinnamon stick
25		Curry powder
		Curry leaf sprigs
50		Coriander leaves
250		Coconut milk - thin
250		Coconut milk - thick
1		Lime - juice of
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
2 teaspoons	10ml	Rice - ground

Recipe Instructions

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 chiles, grind garlic and ginger and grate the coconut.

Place the crab in a pan and add the shallots, chiles, garlic, ginger, turmeric, fenugreek, chile 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.

Source:
A Taste of Sri Lanka, Indra Jayasekera

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