Dry Masala Crabs Recipe

• 1 kg blue flower crabs
• 3 x 4cm piece ginger - pounded
• 1 Tbsp. turmeric pwdr
• 1 c. corn flour or possibly tapioca flour
• 10 x shallots
• 5 clv garlic
• 2 x cm piece belacan or possibly 1 tsp belacan pwdr
• 4 x candlenuts (buah keras)
• 2 x cm piece cinnamon stick
• 5 x cloves ('buah cengkih')
• 3 x cardamom pods ('buah pelaga') - remove the husks and use only the tiny seeds inside
• 10 x curry leaves
• 1 x pandan leaf - knotted
• 2 stalk lemon grass - bruised
• 1 tsp grnd fennel ('jintan manis')
• 1 tsp grnd cumin ('jintan putih')
• 3 Tbsp. chillie paste
• 1/2 c. UHT lowfat milk
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 tsp black pepper pwdr

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