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Ingredients :
5 medium size live crabs
3 tablespoons cooking oil
1 stalk lemon grass, bruised (white
part only)
1 salam leaf
2 kaffir lime leaves
1 liter coconut milk
Salt to taste
Spices (ground)
4 red chilies
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped
1 teaspoon turmeric, chopped
2 teaspoons galangal, chopped
1 teaspoon cilantro, roasted
3 candlenuts, roasted
1/6 teaspoon cumin, roasted
1/4 teaspoon shrimp paste
2 cloves garlic
5 shallots
1 teaspoon tamarind juice
Method :
Clean the crabs and discard the shell and
gills. Use a cleaver and cut the crabs into half. Heat a wok with oil
and saute the ground spices, salam leaf, kaffir lime leaves and lemon
grass until fragrant. Add coconut milk and salt to taste. Bring to the
boil. Add in the crabs and simmer until cooked. Serve hot.
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