Photo: Swathi Handique
Spicy Crab Curry - Bangla Style
22 ingredients
25 min + 30 min
4 servings
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"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."
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
Directions
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