Sri Lankan Lagoon Crab Red curry/ Sri Lankan Mud Crab curry. The best delicacy from Sri Lanka.
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- The Sri Lankan Mud crab also known as the lagoon crab is the no 1 or easily the most famous delicacy from the island. The Sri lankan Mud crab is sort after by many foodies, chefs and restaurateurs alike. It is also one of the no 1 delicacies shipped to other nearby countries' for the famous chilli crab dish.
It wasnt always like that, as a child i remember my grand mother buying this off people who came from door to door with hand woven baskets filled with these mud crabs, at that time long ago this was the best buy specially for large families because of the low price. Because in comparison to the sea crab the mud crab in Sri lanka was very cheap and not consumed by many. Yes there was a time that the mud crab was severely underrated and considered a poor mans food. I would like to think that the Mud crab is looking at the once over glorified sea crab and saying; Look at me now!.
It does however have a very specific and unique taste and has a stronger sweeter flavor as opposed to the sea crab. If cooked properly and given the due respect, this is one of the best shellfish/ crustaceans you will ever have.
Sri lanka has many lagoons and out of which only certain districts farm these as a business and you would find all the lagoons with these creatures roaming freely. Its mainly due to the very difficult and hard work you have to put into nesting and growing them into a sizable feast.
In my travels around Sri Lanka i realised that in each district that you find these lagoon crabs are cooked it in different ways. Although the base is fundamentally a curry, the cooking method and taste is quite different.
I have prepared a red curry using JAFFNA curry powder and this is one of the most common recipes in Sri lanka to cook crabs in general, although the Jaffna crab curry is different recipe altogether. There are various methods and cooking styles in Sri lanka alone which brings out the fantastic flavour of the lagoon crab and i will be sharing all these various recipes' on my channel THE MINORITY TASTE.
INGREDIENTS' for the (1.2 kg) Mud crab Red curry:
1 big bombay onion chopped
1 big tomato chopped.
1 whole garlic chopped
3 inch ginger root chopped.
Curry leaves.
Pandan leaves.
6 table spoons of JAFFNA curry powder.
2 cups of thick coconut milk.
1 1/2 cup of water.
A little oil to stirfry
salt to taste.
juice of one whole lime.
Moringa leaves.
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Oh my gosh ! .That makes my mouth water so much. I think Mark Weins would do anything for that crab heaven. Well done . . .YUM 😀
Thank you David.. this is one of the many recipes I picked up from the tours with Mark. ☺️
Love it!
Great recipe love crab 🦀 im going to try this thank you 🙏 lovely as always
Thank you for watching and trying the recipe. 🙏🏼🇱🇰
wow, yummy! will give it a try
Looks amazing.
I have also eaten this Sri Lankan recipe which tastes amazing Thank you....👊😋☺️😊🇱🇰
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Inherited tastes from Mother transferred to next generation Bravo👏
Good Job, look very tasty!!!
Love the presentation
Sooo pretty and a good cook. :)
wow this is awesome and looks easy thanks for making such amazing videos :-)
Thank you so much for being here. 🙏🏼🇱🇰
Love it. Just preparing to make it
Hope it turned out well. ❤️☺️
Damn that's look so yummy 🤩
Good one Ruzaina 👍🏽
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Yummy! Thank you Ruzaina
Very tempting, good luck.
Thank you Saman.
Awesome crab curry 😋❤️
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So good to see your pretty vivacious face with inspirational words. We REALLY needed a Moor food recipe blog. Moor food is amazingly yum. Thank you for filling the void n doing a fantastic job! May you be blessed..
Thank you so much for the lovely encouragement. 🤗❤️
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I just love sri food
Looks yummy 😋 From Germany 🇩🇪
Hello paliny.. Thank you so much. ❤️
I am here after watching Mark Wiens. you too have infectious personality!
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I really like the juicy mud crab lollipop..... mmmmm.... Yummy
Thanks for the video
More yummmm from Ruzaina!
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Thank you for your good instructions, for people who do not know how to clean etc. Good luck for you video making.
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Thanks for sharing..I had this meal years ago in Colombo and it was sooooo delicious 😋😋😋
Thank you for being here. 🙏🏽☺️
Another dish I can't realize in Germany 😂 but it looks soo delicious and I can't wait to taste it in future!
Yes you will have this one day... There I said it to the universe too. 🤗
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I made this and oh my god it was the best.
Ruzaina your cooking is awesome
Thank you so much.
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Hi Ruzaina, I really love your dishes and cooking style. Tastes are amazing.
Waiting for the covid yo settle.
Hope to attend a traditional cooking session.
Until then take care.
God bless you.
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I love how our lagoons in Sri Lanka impart varying subtle flavours into our crabs, based on the surrounding geology and forna. Its sad, but I'm not surprised we import so much of it to other countries, given the unrivalled flavour of some of them. My biggest concern however, is that sea level rise may see us lose the precious ingredient forever. I hope our fisheries are looking into sustainable farming methods for future generations to enjoy them also.
What is the current price in Rs
I’m here after watching Mark Weins. Hello! New subby.
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Im here after watching mark wiens😍🤤
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Awesome cooking crabs .
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Hi! what do you mean by the Moringa leaves cutting the "heaty" meat?
Hi Mari, Moringa leaves is very cooling for your body. So when you consume something heaty like crab it helps to cool your body.
OMG looks so delicious, as we are in lock down I can’t go to our markets to buy live mud crab. We are lucky as the Darwin mud crabs are fantastic so I hope we are let loose by June which is when the crabs come into season here.
Oh wow... I have only seen the Darwin mud crabs. They look HUGE.. Please do let me know how that mud crab tasted cooked in this recipe. Thank you so much Sharon. 🤗❤️
THE MINORITY TASTE with Ruzaina Hadgie I will but as we are under a state of emergency here in Melbourne I will have to wait as the market is too far away from home. Your curry looks mouth watering and gave me cravings ha ha. I make a mix of roasted coconut, rice, cumin and fennel seeds which I grind into a powder and sprinkle it a few minutes before I take the curry off the heat as it thickens the gravy and gives it a nice flavour. I am going back to a local SL shop on Wednesday as they have Jaffna curry powder, I saw it but have never used it before so I didn’t bother purchasing it.
Please keep posting authentic recipes as I am learning so much through you. I have been talking to you for a while as you where very interested in learning European Burgher recipes, did you manage to purchase a Ceylon Daily News Cookbook as yet? Let me know if you want any specific recipes as I will be happy to send you any recipes you like. I will need another way of contacting you as I can’t post anything here on your youtube
@@sharonparker7697 The recipe you have mentioned here is a authentic version too, people in the East coast cook like that.. This is what I mentioned on the video about a black crab curry. But do give the Jaffna curry powder a try.. out of all the curry powder recipes from Sri Lanka.. Jaffna curry powder is the most popular and famous world over for a reason. Thank you for the kind words and encouragement.. definitely will be posting more authentic Sri Lankan recipes. 🤗🙏🏼🇱🇰
@@sharonparker7697 Thank you so much Sharon, I haven't forgotten about the book and your kind gesture to help me more to expand my knowledge about Sri Lankan cuisine. I was going to ask you.. is the book written by Hilda deutrom?!? Then yes I have ordered it and thank you so much in advance for the recommendation.. can't wait to read and learn more about our cuisine.
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THE MINORITY TASTE with Ruzaina Hadgie yes it is, I have sent you an email and hope we can exchange some great recipes. I cook all cuisines including Korean which is so delicious. I have a very tasty parmigiana recipe too if you are interested.
I just posted a lagoon crab cutting video haha. This is awesome
Ruzina... Your food looks as beautiful as you are.
You seem to be such a friendly warm person. You should do a minority taste treasure hunt worldwide. Of course after the covid situation settles down.
𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢, so much for your kind and encouragement. Yes that is definitely something i intend to do when everything settles. Hope all is well and safe with you too. ❀❀❀
Omg can I plz be your visitor once the covid is over lol
It would be my pleasure.. ☺️
Can you use this base for any curry?
Not all but you could try with prawns.
Saw the picture of this dish in Instagram the temptation was too strong and couldn't be resisted, So yeah I ended up here😍🙋♀️
Hi.. thank you so much..
I tried making it without the Jafna curry powder. I used madras and toasted it gently in a pan before adding. It achieved a similar taste.
Have you ever tried making any crab dish using a little gorakka, for a extra tangy taste? I am considering doing that next time.
Hiii... Yes I'll be sharing more recipes with mud crabs.. one recipe has garcinia (goraka) it's very tasty when you add it. And I'm just thinking about the taste of Madrasi curry powder and mud crabs.. YUM... Thank you for the suggestion.. 😃😃😃
How was it
Great, authentic in taste, just like I've experienced in Tamil restaurants back home. Mine looked slightly different, as I added two Kashmiri chilli's, simply for a deep red colour, which I personally prefer. It creates a stunning contrast of colour when you sprinkle any fresh leaves on top to serve.
I believe Sri Lankan food would be far more popular around the world today, if we applied more consideration to presentation.
A crowd pleasing celebratory dish, one of Sri Lanka's finest. I will be cooking it for friends once this lockdown is, over!!!.
What is the current price in Rs?
Hi there miss Roshinie I im from Malaysia Johor.
♥️♥️♥️😍😍😍😍😍how are you Ruzaina
I requested you to make one sweet dish of your kind.
Your Biggest Fan (Kashmir India)
Hi Dar Sabh. Yes I still remember.. will definitely do one in the near future. 🙏🏼☺️
Sri Lankan 🇱🇰
@1:30 I thought i'm the only one. Thank you, i am not alone 😊👍
Definitely not. ☺️
Can you buy this in western countries?
Hey Reshy, Where are you located??
The mud crab in my opinion is the best crab ever
Edit: I started salivating when you ate the claw meat. Sighhhh
I agree... Mud crab is the best. 🤤
What are thandan leaves. Are they available in India?
Pandan leaves.. yes it should be.
Don't u have to wash d crab b4 cooking?
She is so beautiful
Actually you can lift the apron and pierce the nervous system that’s the most humane way to dispatch.
When will you make a video on Srilankan black porkcurry🤗?
I dont eat pork so i dont know how to cook.. however there is a video of Mark Wiens in Sri lanka and i took him to a chef who makes the black pork curry. Check it out. 😊
You nearly suffocated while tasting. ...lol
Hahah. It went straight to my throat 😂
@@RuzainaHadgie That's what she said also 😋
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I'm a Sri Lankan. But came here because of foodie Mark Wiens😅
Thank you 🙏🏽🇱🇰
Apne toh jacqueline fernandez ko bhi fail kar diya so beautifull
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+Ruzaina Hadgie I really love your seafood dream recipes. Yummy! ... 💕💕💕
Thank youuuu. It is a dream dish. 🤗❤️
I've never ordered a crap from a restaurant. Because I know that they'd kill that one exactly for me.
Can you tell me logically, how do you know that they dont have pain while cutting it. Who discovered the truth? Did Crab talk to you?
Yes i am the Crab whisperer. Lol.
@@RuzainaHadgie Hmmmmm..... definietly it must have whisper its pain and said goahead mam I can bare it. Coz whisper is sound of breath. Taking life away of any living beign even while at sleep isnt right isn't it?? Coz intention is to kill. In the world of couse and effect intention become action and action become karma. They all contribute something to our survival within the ecological balance as long as they live. But we as humans mould it to our own benifits. However your method of preparing the curry must have made it so delecious.
You are so beautiful.
Sister why you not speak sinhala or tamil for videos
Hi Dean, Thank you for the suggestion but I will speak Tamil and Sinhalese when it's necessary for a food tour or a vlog. But mainly, I will have to be doing this channel in English as I have many subscribers from around the world. Also there are so many other channels that is in Sinhalese and Tamil. ☺️
Too much curry powder. You'll hardly taste the crab. Hey, but what do I know?
Haha.. only if you knew that it takes alot for mud crab to soak in the flavour.. its a solid flesh that way.. so its not too much curry powder at all.. you can dip that sweet flesh into the thick curry sauce... Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm😄
this recipy don't try ...iam shuck yuor recipy seen
Everyone who has tried it has loved it.. I am "SHUCK" at your comment. Lol.