3 md Size crabs
50 g Shallots
2 Green chillies
3 Cloves garlic
3 sl Ginger
25 g Coconut
1/2 ts Turmenc
1/2 ts Fenugreek
1/2 ts Chilli powder
2 ts Paprika
5 Cm cinnamon stick
25 g Curry powder
-sprig curry leaves 50 g Coriander leaves
250 ml Thin coconut milk
250 ml Thick coconut milk
-juice 1 lime 1 t Salt
2 ts Ground rice
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