Atul Kochhar served up tasty Indian chilli crab with lime juice on James Martin’s Saturday Morning.
The ingredients are: 4 large (Whale) soft-shell crabs.
For the marinade: 4 tbsp rice flour, 2 tbsp corn flour, ¼ tsp red chilli powder, 2 tsp chilli paste (gochujang), ½ tsp black pepper powder, Salt, to taste, 1 egg and 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste.
For the sauce: 2 tbsp rapeseed oil, 20 curry leaves, 2 tbsp garlic, chopped, 2 green chillies, chopped, 2 red chillies, chopped, 2 tbsp ginger, finely chopped, 2tbsp tomato puree, 2 fresh tomatoes, blitzed in a food processor, 1 tbsp lime juice, 1 tsp red chilli paste (gochujang), Salt, to taste, 1 tsp Manuka honey and 1 lime, zest and juice.
For the toppings: 2 shallots, thinly sliced and deep-fried until crisp, 2 tbsp almond flakes, toasted, 2 tbsp chives, chopped, Generous pinch of coriander cress, 2 red chillies, thinly sliced, 1 lime, zested and 1 tsp manuka honey, to drizzle.
See recipes by Atul in his book titled Curry Everyday: Over 100 Simple Vegetarian Recipes available from Amazon now.