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Ingredients
- 1 kg Licious Blue Crabs
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 finely chopped medium onions
- 2 tbsp chopped ginger chopped
- 5 chopped green chillies
- 2 tbsp Curry leaves optional
- ½ tsp pepper powder
- 1 medium potato boiled and mashed
- Salt - to taste
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 beaten/whisked egg
- 2 cups Bread Crumbs
- 2 cups oil
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp pepper powder
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Instructions
- Boil the crabs in water along with the marinade ingredients - turmeric powder, pepper powder and salt.
- Once cooked, let the crabs cool down before removing the meat.
- In a pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil.
- Saute the onions, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves and some salt for a few minutes.
- To this, add the mashed potato, pepper powder and garam masala. Give it all a good stir before adding the crab meat.
- Once combined well, turn off the heat and let it come to room temperature.
- In a separate bowl, add salt to your egg and give it a good mix.
- Shape your crab sticks into long fingers, dip them into the beaten egg mix and then coat them in breadcrumbs.
- Finally, heat enough oil for deep-frying and fry the crab sticks in batches until golden brown.
- You can serve your crab stick with tartar sauce, ketchup, mayo or mustard.
Recipe Notes
Tips and Tricks Do not over fry the crab sticks. You can also use an air fryer to get the crab sticks done.
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