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    Recipes » Non-Veg » Crab Recipes

    Creamy Butter Garlic Crab

    September 25, 2018 By Debjani Leave a Comment

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    I hand-picked some fresh crabs last week from the nearby market and ended up making a few family favorites. the months of  August and September are perfect for getting Crabs with roe at least in Kolkata. I use it quite often in my kitchen to make various dishes. A few hand-picked crabs; loads of cream, butter, and garlic, and the result is nothing but heavenly. I am talking about the Creamy Butter Garlic Crab here at this moment. I made this dish a few days back along with the Crab Biryani.

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    Creamy Butter Garlic Crab; Indian or Malaysian or Cantonese or Indo-Chinese?

    Both I and Mehebub love the creamy texture, richness of butter, and the smell of garlic together with properly cooked Crab. Pasta too loves crab and she enjoyed the  Creamy Butter Garlic Crab thoroughly along with fresh garlic bread. However, the version of this dish I cooked is neither Malaysian version nor Cantonese but Indo-Chinese. I do use Turmeric powder while cleaning the crab and needless to say the gravy is subtly flavored with turmeric.

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    This dish calls for very basic ingredients as Crab itself is having strong flavors. Moreover, I have used fresh cream along with salted butter and loads of Garlic to make the gravy. In addition to that, I prefer slow-cooking to get the flavors just the way I like them.

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    Some dishes are characterized by the subtle taste of the limited spices used along with the crab. Crab, Garlic, Butter, and Cream have distinct flavors and hence it is better not to use spices in excess. Extra spices may suppress the basic flavor. Even in restaurants, they don't use many spices while making the Creamy Butter Garlic Crab. I use black pepper and parsley apart from salt to make this crab delicacy.

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    Here's how I make Creamy Butter Garlic Crab at home:

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    • Author: Debjani Chatterjee Alam
    • Total Time: 40 mins
    • Yield: 4 People 1x
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    Description

    Creamy Butter Garlic Crab! An amazingly flavorful crab curry cooked with fresh crab, loads of butter, and garlic.


    Ingredients

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    • 4 Fresh Crab (broken into pieces)
    • 1 Tbsp. Garlic paste
    • 10 Garlic Pod
    • 5 Green Chilli
    • 4 Tbsp. Butter
    • 1 Tsp. Garlic powder
    • 2 Tsp. Dried Parsley
    • 200ml Fresh Cream
    • 2 cup Chicken Stock (click for the recipe)
    • 2 Tsp. Black Pepper Powder
    • 1 Tsp. Turmeric Powder
    • 1.5 Tsp. Salt or to taste


    Instructions

    1. Wash Crabs thoroughly.
    2. Boil 2 liters of water and add crab along with turmeric powder and a little salt.
    3. Now cover the pot with a lid and boil for 3-4 minutes.
    4. Switch the flame off and discard the water.
    5. Now chop half of the garlic and make a paste of the rest.
    6. Meanwhile heat butter in a pan.
    7. Now add chopped garlic followed by garlic paste and cook for around 2 minutes.
    8. Add Black pepper powder and salt followed by dried parsley and garlic powder, and stir occasionally.
    9. Lower the flame and add Crabs and green chili and shallow fry for a minute.
    10. At this point add fresh cream and mix thoroughly.
    11. Now add 2 cups of Chicken Stock and cover the pan with a lid and cook over low flame for 15 minutes.
    12. Add some more Parshley and adjust the pepper if needed.
    13. You can add green chili at this stage as well if you want the butter garlic crab less spicy.
    14. Once the gravy thickens switch the flame off.
    15. Serve Creamy Butter Garlic Crab hot with Garlic bread or Garlic rice.

    Notes

    • I prefer to break the crab into the body and leg for the ease of cooking and serving.
    • Turmeric powder is optional however it has anti-allergic properties and hence I use a pinch of it to avoid allergy.
    • Boiling Crab with salt and turmeric powder is optional however this process is advisable to follow to avoid allergy.
    • Both Garlic powder and parsley are optional however enhance the flavors if added.
    • You may skip Cream and substitute it with soy milk or almond milk for a dairy-free version.
    • You may substitute Chicken Stock with Vegetable stock or water. I prefer to use homemade Chicken Stock.
    • Adjust spices such as black pepper or green chili according to taste.
    • Prep Time: 10 mins
    • Cook Time: 30 mins
    • Category: Crab
    • Method: Cooking
    • Cuisine: Indo-Chinese

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 100g
    • Calories: 311
    • Sugar: 1.7g
    • Sodium: 1668mg
    • Fat: 20.1g
    • Saturated Fat: 9.4g
    • Carbohydrates: 9.5g
    • Fiber: 0.6g
    • Protein: 24.3g
    • Cholesterol: 31mg

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    About Debjani Chatterjee Alam

    I am Debjani Chatterjee Alam. A CSR specialist by profession and a food writer, food blogger, and food photographer as well. I live in Kolkata along with my Husband Mehebub who is an architect by profession, my daughter Pasta, and also my dog daughters Coffee and Luchi.

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