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Spicy Crab Curry - Bangla Style
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Spicy Crab Curry - Bangla Style

22 ingredients 25 min + 30 min 4 servings openrecipes
Spicy Crab Curry - Bangla Style

"A spicy crab curry cooked with hot Indian spices, sliced red onion, and sliced potatoes (what we Bengalis call Chocchori Aloo.) It's best eaten with hot rice."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

440
Calories
28g
Protein
4g
Fat
80g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 20 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Crab 100g cooked 97
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Mustard Oil 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 fresh Dungeness crabs, cleaned and with their shells cracked
  • 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon mustard seed
  • 1 tablespoon hot water
  • 1 tablespoon mustard oil
  • 3 cups sliced red onion
  • 1 3/4 cups boiling potatoes, peeled, halved lengthwise, and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 1 (1 inch) piece cinnamon stick
  • 2 pods green cardamom pods
  • 5 whole black peppercorns
  • 2 large tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 4 Thai green chiles
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic paste
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger paste
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • Garnish:
  • 1 wedge fresh lemon
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

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