Coconut Crab Curry is a traditional Cocos Islands recipe for a curry of coconut crab that's briefly fried and finished in coconut milk flavoured with Polynesian curry powder. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Cocos Islands version of: Coconut Crab Curry.
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Coconut crab is a local treasure, so called because their main food is coconuts, and this curry is next-level delicious.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1 coconut crab (cleaned and chopped)
500ml coconut milk
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 red birds eye chilli, minced
1 tbsp Polynesian curry powder
Salt, to taste
oil for frying
Method:
Heat oil in a deep frying pan or wok over medium heat. Scatter over the onion, garlic and chilli and fry until soft (about 3 minutes). Scatter over the curry powder and stir-fry for 90 seconds until aromatic.
Add the crab and fry brief. Pour over the coconut milk, bring to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes, until the crab is cooked.
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