Ayubowan
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Today I came to a scenic location in Melbourne
It's a popular tourist hotspot about 140km from Melbourne
This place is known as Phillip Island
Phillip Island aka Penguin Island is beautiful in its natural splendor
In this beautiful backdrop, I am going to demonstrate a special recipe
Join me in our special journey today
Stay tuned, we are going to prepare a crab curry
Phillip island is famous for the little penguins that visit the shoreline
The Penguin Parade can be viewed in the evenings
I'm preparing everything for the crab curry
I've selected these fresh crabs to make a curry
I'm going to clean them first
When you clean it, the upper shell has to be removed
make sure you remove the dirt after you remove the shell
I'm going to remove unwanted claws off the crab
These are the cleaned crabs
You can keep the upper shell for the garnish at the end
Before you use it, boil them separately
Next I'm going to prepare the spices for the curry
Garlic, ginger.. whatever that must be grinded will be prepared at this stage
First I'm going to grind the peppercorns
The crabs are all clean and ready
So I focus on the next difficult part, which is readying the spices for the dish
Grind the peppercorns well
You can find the crushed pepper at the store
But if you do it this way, the pepper smells and tastes fresh
Fresh turmeric
Ginger
Crush and grind them well
When grinding the turmeric, make sure you do it carefully. You don't want to get it on your clothes!
Add garlic
And cinnamon
three cloves
lemongrass
Grind the spice mixture until it becomes a paste
This paste is ready
We will use this paste for the crab curry
You can use a premade mixture if it's more convenient for you
However, the homemade spice mixture gives an authentic flavor to your curry
If you try both ways, you will find the difference in the flavors
I have all the equipment ready for the preparation of the dish
The pot should not be too deep
When the pot is flat you have the space to cook all parts of the crab evenly
Add oil as the pot heats up
about 3 tablespoons
Add thinly cut onions
Add pandan leaves
As you sauté all these spices it will smell so fragrant
Green chili that are cut into small pieces
As I'm cooking outdoors I can cook more freely
Compared to the days I cook in the kitchen
Add curry leaves
Don't forget fenugreek seeds
As they cook, add thinly cut tomatoes
Add 2 tablespoons of raw curry powder at this stage
and chili powder
customize the quantity depending on how spicy you want the dish to be
Add tamarind paste at this stage
This lump of tamarind will dissolve when I add water next
It's time to add the paste we made
I'm going to add some water into this
Now this has the right consistency for the curry base
Cover the pot and let it simmer for 5 minutes
Before adding the crabs into the curry I am going to crack each piece slightly
This way the flavor of the curry can get inside the shells
and it is easier to eat as well
The flavor will ooze into the crab meat
Add the crab pieces into the curry base
It's already smells amazing
The smell of the curry is an indicator of how it's going to taste like
Cover the pot and let it simmer for 5 to 10 minutes
Let's check the curry
Add salt at this stage
Make sure you don't overcook the crab
The meat tends to be rubbery if it's overcooked
It's time to add coconut milk
The curry seems to be ready
Let's add the crushed pepper
Pepper always have to be added at the end
Otherwise it gives a bitter flavor
I have already tasted the curry and it's amazing
I'm going to present this to someone to sample the taste
Crab curry is ready
I invite Sajeewa, our main camera operator..
to taste this flavory crab curry
He has told me that crab curry is one of his favorites
This is a flavor unique to the Northern part of Sri Lanka
Let's ask Sajeewa to give his feedback!
Sajeewa you saw how I prepared this curry behind the lens
Now it's time for you to taste it!
I've watched Desha preparing the dishes behind the lens
It's the first time I am tasting the dish you have prepared during the filming process
It's spicy and tastes really good
Flavor infused meat crab, it's delicious
It looks like we have good feedback
You can try to prepare this too
There are many ways to make a crab curry
This is the easiest method to prepare this dish
Thank you for your feedback Sajeewa
Ayubowan