Chilli Crab with Eggs

Salam all..and salam maal hijrah 1432H to all muslims.. :) May this new year bring us more success and also bring us closer to Allah..Insya-Allah :)

I haven't updated this blog for quite some time since I was a bit busy with something else lately, which has driven me to just cook simple dishes for the past few days :D However, today I got the chance to cook something quite special (I think :D). It's simple yet deliciously yummy ;) So, here goes the recipe.

Ingredients :

5 medium-sized crabs

3 cloves of garlic *

5 red onions *

1 inch of ginger *

3 tbsp of chilli paste (preferably the one that you blend)

2 tbsp of chilli sauce

2 tbsp of oyster sauce

1 tbsp of tomato sauce

A pinch of salt and sugar (up to taste)

3 eggs (stirred)

1/2 cup of water

3 tbsp of cooking oil

Method :

1) Cut the crabs into halves.

2) Pound the ingredients marked with * using mortar.

3) Heat the cooking oil in a saucepan. Stir fry the pounded ingredients.

4) Add chilli paste and let it be well-cooked first before adding in other ingredients.

5) Add chilli sauce, tomato sauce and oyster sauce. Stir them.

6) Add the stirred eggs and stir them slowly.

7) Add water, salt and sugar (up to taste).

8) Add the crabs and stir them a while. Cover the saucepan for about 4-5 minutes.

9) It's now ready to be served! :)

Ketam Masak Lemak Cili Api

My hubby modelling with the crabs.. LOL!

"Masak lemak cili api" is indeed very synonymous with crabs. Whenever I see crabs at the market, the first dish that I would be reminded of has always been "masak lemak cili api". Since I have 2 kgs of crab in the freezer, I wanted to prepare this meal because it has been quite long since I last had it.

And like always I'd love to share the recipe with everyone :)

Ingredients :

8 whole crabs (cut into 2 each)

3 sticks of lemon grass (bruised- partially crushed)

8 red onions *

4 cloves of garlic *

1 inch of ginger *

15 paddy chillies *

2 inches of turmeric *

1 box of Ayam Brand coconut milk

2 turmeric leaves (cut into 2 strips each)

2 slices of assam keping

2-3 cups of water

Some sugar and salt (as you like)

3 tbsp of cooking oil

Method :

1) Blend all the ingredients marked with * well.

2) Heat a saucepan and pour in the cooking oil. Stir fry the blended ingredients well.

3) Add the bruised lemon grass. Stir fry for a while.

4) Pour in the water and let it boil.

5) Add the coconut milk. Keep stirring.

6) Add in the turmeric leaves and assam keping.

7) Add in some sugar and salt.

8) When the taste is all balanced, add the crabs and let them cook well in the saucepan.

9) Now your "Ketam Masak Lemak Cili Api" is ready! ;)