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Indian deep-fried soft-shell crab with lime pickle
Photo: Elle Hughes

Indian deep-fried soft-shell crab with lime pickle

24 ingredients 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

These gently spiced deep-fried crabs make a fantastic starter - especially with zingy homemade lime pickle.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

751
Calories
33g
Protein
17g
Fat
114g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Crab 100g cooked 97
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Asafoetida 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

  • 500g/1lb 2oz limeslimes
  • 2 tbsp fine sea salt
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp mustard seeds
  • 4 garlic
  • 5cm/2in piece fresh root ginger
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp asafoetida
  • 1½ tsp mild chilli powder
  • 300g/10½oz soft light brown sugar
  • 50ml/2fl oz white wine vinegar
  • 5cm/2in piece fresh root ginger
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 4 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
  • 4 tbsp gram flour
  • 2 limes
  • 4 tbsp groundnut oil
  • 8 small soft-shell crabs
  • , for deep-frying vegetable oil
  • , to taste salt

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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