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A Feast for Seafood Lovers

The main course features Pepper Crab, Indian Lagoon Mud Crab, with hand-crushed black peppercorns and a black pepper stock. Kani Chahan, a unique Japanese-style crab fried rice, is served on the side…reports Asian Lite News

The scrumptious Ministry of Crab is back at the award-winning Chinese restaurant, Shang Palace, from 23 to 26 November 2023, with famed Chef Dharshan Munidasa.

Ministry of Crab is located in Khar, Mumbai, a beautiful heritage site. The restaurant brings guests the best crustacean experience in the country, celebrating India’s finest seafood and legendary lagoon mud crabs. The master franchisor for Ministry of Crab in India is Gourmet Investments Private Limited (GIPL), a part of the Bharti Family office, and is considered a ‘must visit’ for lovers of seafood when in Mumbai.

The four-day pop-up at Shang Palace will feature a four-course set menu that will include Avocado Crab Salad, a stunning combination of steamed and chilled crab meat and wasabi mayonnaise, served in a halved avocado. This is followed by Garlic Chilli Prawns, the amazingly large lake prawns of India cooked in Italian olive oil, Japanese soy sauce, garlic and chilli flakes, in a style that is unique to Ministry of Crab; served with Kade Bread, inspired by traditional Sri Lankan wood-fired bread.

Finish your meal on a sweet note with Coconut Crème Brûlée, a tropical island twist on the classic French dessert, created using rich coconut milk and baked to perfection in a fresh coconut.

The set menu is available for dinner from 23 to 25 November 2023, from 8 p.m. onwards for dinner and for lunch on 26 November 2023 and is priced at INR 8,500 plus taxes per person.

For more information, guests can call (91 11) 41191040 or email shangpalace.slnd@shangri-la.com.

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Squid ghee roast : A must try delightful seafood delicacy

Today’s recipe is about squids with a wonderful aroma of spices cooked in ghee and fresh curry leaves. This squid ghee roast is a delightful seafood delicacy that you’ll fall in love with!

A selection of spices toasted, freshly ground, and fried in ghee, forms the base of this dish. Squid rings are then cooked to perfection in this flavourful base with curry leaves.

Some delicacies are so special that you only have to try it once to become a lifelong fan. This squid roast carries it’s flavour of goodness with a little twist of mine.

Ingredients to boil the squid

Squid – 800gms
Onion – 2 medium (finely chopped)
Tomato- 2 medium (finely chopped)
Green chillies – 2 (finely chopped)
Cumin powder- ½ tsp
Ginger garlic paste-1tsp
Salt – as per your taste
Turmeric – ½ tsp

Ingredients for red masala

Dry red chillies- 4 to 5
1. Coriander seeds- 2 tbsp
1. Tamarind – very little

Method for red masala

1.Dry roast the red chillies and coriander seeds for 3 to 4 minutes on low medium flame.

2. After its cooled grind it into paste along with the tamarind.

Ingredients for roast

Soya sauce- 1tbsp
Red chilli sauce- 1 tbsp
Garam masala- ½ tsp
Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp
Garlic pods-3 (finely chopped )
Ghee- 3 tbsp
Curry leaves – handful

Method

In a heavy bottom pan add the washed and cleaned squid, onion, tomato, green chillies, salt, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, cumin powder.
Add the red masala into it and half a cup of water . Mix everything nicely and keep it to boil in low medium flame. Close and cook it for 15 minutes until the squid is well cooked and the water is dried. Keep it aside
Heat an another pan add ghee and the chopped garlic and curry leaves. Saute for 2 mins
Add the soya sauce red chilli sauce mix it and add the cook squid masala into it. Mix everything nicely check the salt. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes on low medium flame.
Add the garam masala and coriander leaves and give a final mix and switch of the flame.

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