Caril de Caranguejo

Name: Caril de Caranguejo
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mozambican
Ingredients: 1kg crab, cleaned and cut; 400ml coconut milk; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 piri piri chilies, chopped; 2 tomatoes, chopped

Caril de Caranguejo/kah-REEL deh kah-rahn-GAY-zhoo/

About this dish

A crab curry cooked in coconut milk with garlic and chili, reflecting Mozambique's Indian Ocean coastal cuisine.

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Ingredients

🦀1kg crab, cleaned and cut

🥥400ml coconut milk

🧄4 cloves garlic, minced

🌶️2 piri piri chilies, chopped

🍅2 tomatoes, chopped

Method

Serves 2

Sauté garlic and chili in a little oil until fragrant.

Add tomato and cook until softened into a sauce.

Pour in the coconut milk and bring to a gentle simmer.

Add the crab pieces and simmer until cooked through, about 15-20 minutes.

Season with salt and serve with rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Caril de caranguejo reflects both Portuguese and Indian Ocean culinary influences found throughout coastal Mozambican cooking.

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