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Keralan sour bass with soft-shelled crabs and green mango chutney
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Keralan sour bass with soft-shelled crabs and green mango chutney

47 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Try this recipe for deliciously spiced bass, with deep-fried soft-shelled crabs and a zingy mango chutney.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1347
Calories
45g
Protein
46g
Fat
200g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 23 ingredients — the other 7 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Mango 1 cup diced (165g) 99
Crab 100g cooked 97
Corn Oil 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Leaf not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Carom Seed 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

  • 3 small green mangoes
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • , to taste lemon juice
  • , to taste salt
  • 2 tbsp garlic
  • 1kg/2 lb 4oz baby leaf spinach
  • 2 handfuls curry leaves
  • 4 salt
  • 1½ onions
  • 1 large star anise
  • 1½ tsp hot chilli powder
  • 200ml/7fl oz tamarind
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 4 tbsp coconut oil
  • ¼ tsp black mustard seeds
  • 1 x 1kg/2lbs 4oz large wild sea bass
  • 2 large banana
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • ¼ tsp mustard seeds
  • 3 dried red chillies
  • 15 curry leaves
  • 2 tsp garlicginger
  • 1 medium onion
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder
  • 1-2 tbsp chopped tomatoes
  • 1 x 400ml/14fl oz can coconut milk
  • 100ml/3½fl oz water
  • 1 small green mango
  • 3 tbsp tamarind
  • squeeze lime juice
  • , to taste salt
  • 100g/3½oz gram flour
  • 100g/3½oz cornflour
  • ½ tsp ajwain (carom) seeds, toasted in a dry frying pan and ground to a coarse powder
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • ¾ tsp black salt
  • 3 tbsp yoghurt
  • 1 tbsp garlicginger
  • ½ lemon
  • 50ml/2fl oz sparkling water
  • handful finely chopped coriander
  • , for frying corn oil
  • 8 small soft-shell crabs
  • 1 tbsp chaat masala

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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