Masala partan
Spiced Scottish brown crab baked in its reserved shells beneath a golden cheese-and-breadcrumb topping. Serves 4 in about 1 hour.
Ingredients
- Garam masala½ tsp
Instructions
4 steps- 1
Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/Gas 6. Heat the rapeseed oil in a heavy frying pan over medium-high heat. Fry the garlic for about 1 minute until fragrant but not browned. Add ginger, green chilli, turmeric, Kashmiri chilli powder and garam masala; fry 1 - 2 minutes.
- 2
Add the chopped tomatoes and cook until the oil separates from the spices. Stir in the butter and cook for 2 minutes. Season with salt, add the wild garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- 3
Fold in the picked crab meat, two-thirds of the coriander, lime juice and 100g breadcrumbs. Adjust the seasoning, then spoon the mixture into the cleaned reserved crab body shells.
- 4
Mix the cheese with the remaining 60g breadcrumbs, season, and cover the filled shells. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes until golden. Garnish with the remaining coriander and serve.
12 min
200°C
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 275 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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