Chili Crab

Chilli Crab

Chili Crab is a very popular dish in Malaysia and Singapore. This is an easy chili crab recipe that anyone can make at home.

Ingredients:::

Ingredients

• Crabs
• Chopped coriander (for garnishing only)
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 2 tablespoons of tamarind juice
• Salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons of cooking oil
• 1/4 cup of water

Spice Paste::

• 8 dried red chilies (soaked in hot water and deseeded)
• 1 tablespoon soya sauce
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 inch of fresh ginger

Tamarind Juice::

• 5 seeds of tamarind
• Water

Method:::

1. Clean the crab and chop it into pieces. Save the  juicy stuff inside the shell and set aside.
2. Pound the spice paste with a mortar and pestle or grind them using a food processor. Make sure that the spice paste is finely blended or pounded.
3. Soak the tamarind seeds in some warm water for 15 minutes. Extract the juice and discard the seeds.
4. Heat up your pan and add cooking oil.
5. Stir fry the spice paste until fragrant and spicy.
6. Add the crab and 1/4 cup of water and do a quick stir. Cover the pan with its cover for 3 minutes.
7. Add the green and juicy stuff from the shell and stir well.
8. Add in sugar, tamarind juice, a little salt to taste.
9. Continue stirring for about 2 minutes or until all crab pieces turned red.
10. Dish up, garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot.

Chital Maacher Muitha

Chital Maacher Muitha

A traditional bengali recipe of fish kofta with Chital.

Ingredients:::

• Chital Macher Gada - 1kg
• Cooking Oil - 200ml
• Potato (Medium size) - 4pc
• Tomato (Medium size) -3pc
• Onion (Medium size) -4pc
• Ginger Paste mixed with 2-3 Green Chili (Homemade is preferred) - 3tsp
• Green Chili - 3pc
• Garlic Paste -3tsp
• Bay Leaves - 3pc
• Cumin paste - 2tsp
• Ghee - 2tsp
• Garam Masala - 1tsp
• Salt - 3tsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1tsp
• Water - 1cup

Method:::

1. Clean the fish and then scoop the fish flesh with a spoon to separate from the bones.
2. Boil potatoes and peel it. Then mash the potatoes a paste.
3. Cut the onions and tomatoes into small pieces. Keep the other ingredients aside.
4. Mix the mashed potato, fish (flesh), 1/2 tsp ginger-green chili paste, 3tsp garlic paste, 2pc chopped onion and 1tsp salt.
5. Heat oil in a kadhai or pan. Add small hand made balls (pakora shape) of the mix to the heated oil and deep fry.
6. After all the mix is fried, add the bay leaves , remaining onion to the left over oil and fry for 2 minutes. 
7. After 3-4 minutes add chopped tomato and stir for another 3-4 minutes.
8. Add 1/2tsp ginger- green chili paste, turmeric powder and cumin paste (2 table spoon), mix it well and allow it to cook for 3-4 minutes.
9. Add 1 cup of water, and allow it to boil. Add 2tsp salt. Bring it to boil.
10. Add fried fish pakoras and sliced green chili and allow to boil for 5 minutes.
11.  After that, add2tsp ghee and 1tsp garam masala powder. Add salt to taste and mix it well. 
12. Ready to be served with white rice.

Cheese Sandwich

Cheese Sandwich

 Ingredients:::

• Plain Bread slices - 8pc
• Yellow Pepper/Capsicum - 1/2 pc Chopped finely
• Red Pepper/Capsicum - 1/2 pc Chopped finely
• Tomato - 1pc Chopped finely
• Onion - 1pc Chopped finely
• Chili Flakes
• Cheese - Grated
• Sweet Corn - Some  

Method:::

1. Arrange pieces of vegetable over each slice of bread, 
2. Sprinkle some Chili Flakes and lots of Cheese over it.
3. Bake until the Cheese melts. 
4. Serve with Tomato Ketchup.

Tips:::

• Olives, Gherkins, Jalapenos and Baby Corn can be added.