Sri Lankan Lagoon Crab Red curry/ Sri Lankan Mud Crab curry. The best delicacy from Sri Lanka.

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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