Sri-Lankan-Style Crab Curry & Kachumber Salad

Serving size

1 person 2 people 4 people

Ingredients

1 tbsp curry powder

(Turmeric Ground, Coriander Ground, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Ground Fenugreek, Fennel Seed, Chilli Powder, Pepper Black Ground, Salt)
1 midi cucumber
1 romano pepper
¾ tsp green cardamom powder

(green cardamom powder)
4 tsp ginger & garlic paste

(Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
100g 50:50 crab meat (Crustaceans)

(crab meat 50:50)
110g baby tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato purée
80g brown rice

(brown rice (100%))
1 unwaxed lime
1 onion
80g baby spinach
40g creamed coconut

Allergens

Contains: Crustaceans

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	120Kcal	517Kcal
	504kJ	2163kJ
Fat	6.1g	26g
of which saturates	3.2g	14g
Carbohydrates	12g	51g
of which sugars	3.1g	13g
Protein	4.9g	21g
Salt	0.14g	0.58g
Fibre	2.5g	11g

Ingredients

1 midi cucumber (use half)
40g creamed coconut (use half)
1 romano pepper (use half)
1 onion (use half)
4 tsp ginger & garlic paste (use half)

(Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
0.75 tsp green cardamom powder (use half)

(green cardamom powder)
110g baby tomatoes (use half)
80g brown rice (use half)

(brown rice (100%))
1 unwaxed lime (use half)
100g 50:50 crab meat (use half) (Crustaceans)

(crab meat 50:50)
80g baby spinach (use half)
2 tbsp tomato purée (use half)
1 tbsp curry powder (use half)

(Turmeric Ground, Coriander Ground, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Ground Fenugreek, Fennel Seed, Chilli Powder, Pepper Black Ground, Salt)

Allergens

Contains: Crustaceans

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	120Kcal	517Kcal
	504kJ	2163kJ
Fat	6.1g	26g
of which saturates	3.2g	14g
Carbohydrates	12g	51g
of which sugars	3.1g	13g
Protein	4.9g	21g
Salt	0.14g	0.58g
Fibre	2.5g	11g

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1/3 daily fibre 9 plants

Sri-Lankan-Style Crab Curry & Kachumber Salad

Prep time: 25 mins

Total time: 30 mins

Cuisine: Indian

Food group: Shellfish

Escape to Sri Lanka with this delicious crab curry. Simmered with creamy coconut, warming curry spices and plenty of goodness, thanks to spinach and red peppers. Serve with a refreshing kachumber salad – crunchy chopped cucumber, onions and zingy tomatoes.

Cooking Instructions

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As of December 2025, we've revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

Check out the latest recommended times in our Cooking Guidelines.

Bring a large saucepan filled with salted hot water to a boil. Add the rice and boil for 20-25 mins, until cooked, then drain.
Finely slice the onion and pepper. Rinse the spinach.
Heat a large frying pan with 2 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Add the pepper and half the onion, cook for 3-4 mins, until softening. Add the curry powder, ginger & garlic paste, cardamom and tomato puree. Cook for 1 min, then add the creamed coconut and 300ml water (150ml for 1 person). Bring to a boil, then simmer for 4-6 mins, until the pepper is soft and the curry sauce has thickened.
Meanwhile, make the kachumber salad; halve the lime. Dice the cucumber into 1cm cubes. Halve the tomatoes. Add the cucumber and tomatoes to a small mixing bowl with the remaining onion. Squeeze in the juice from half the lime, season well with sea salt and black pepper, and mix to combine.
In the 1-2 mins of simmering the curry, stir in the brown crab meat and spinach, until wilted. Squeeze the juice from the remaining lime into the curry (or to taste). Season with sea salt and black pepper to taste.
Once the rice is cooked, serve in bowls with the curry and kachumber salad. Top the curry with the white crab meat.