Sup Ketam & Lemak ketam

Ha i made 2 dishes with 1 box of flower crabs i ordered from #eatingcrabs fresh cleaned, i asked for it to be cut in 4 pieces great deal and best of all its delivered to my office. Lucky me we have freezer in the office.

We've been under the weather suspected for dengue. For 2 weeks both of us been having on and off fever with colds and hot flushes not to mention the forever lethargy feeling. Tried everything including sleeping apart and with humidifiers & air purifier,  then my mother came and told me to try this home remedy for dengue "Flower Crab Soup"

Worked in the past for my dad and my brother.

So no harm trying

Here goes~

No.1
Sup ketam bunga @ Flower crab soup

Ingredients:
2 stalks of red chillies - sliced (may add cili padi)
1 white onions (small) - sliced
4 cloves garlic - pounded
1 thumb sized ginger - pounded
1 lemongrass - cut to 1" and knocked at its bulb
1 to 2 knorr ikan bilis cube/ salt to taste
1 tbs sugar
White pepper
4 tbs olive oil
Water
2 flower crabs cleaned and cut to desired size
Dry bean curd skins & suhun mix

Mtd:
1) Heat pot & add oil

2) add onions/ chilli fry till translucent

3) add  garlic/ ginger/lemongrass fry till fragrant

4) add crabs in and stir around till turn red

5) turn heat medium

6) add pepper & water just enough to over the crab

7) add ikan bilis stock cube/salt & sugar

8) turn heat low

9) add dry bean curd skins & suhun mix

10) leave to simmer to a gentle boil

11) if prefer add evaporated milk

12) serve hot with rice or bee hoon

🐱🐈😻

No.2

BLENDED:
8 shallots /3 med red onions
7 to 10 garlics
2 inch / 2 thumb sized ginger
1/2 inch fresh tumeric / (1 tsp powder)
10 to 30 pcs cili padi
Ikan bilis (secubit) 10 to 20 pcs

Others:
3 stalks of lemongrass/crushed /titik
(can blend if like)
1 inch galangal crushed /titik (optional)
1 tumeric leaf torn to pieces (or bay leaves)

2 pcs asam keping
2 cups of tamarind juice
2 cups of santan (coconut milk) & water/
Milk (i pref fresh milk)/evaporated milk

Veg: (optional)
Carrots / potatoes/ bamboo shoots / pineapples /tomatoes

Seasonings:
Salt and sugar to taste
1tsp candlenut grated/powder (optonal)

Instead of salt replace with 2 knorr ikan bilis cubes. If you do then don't add ikan bilis to the blended ingredients

Mtd;
* no oil/frying required

Add all crushed & blended ingredients into a pot and let it simmers on medium heat till fragrant.

Add tumeric leaf/bay leaf
Add desired veg. (Xcept tomatoes)And continue to simmer till thickens a bit.

Add coconut milk & water mix/milk
Stir a couple of times and turn to low heat.

Keep stiring to avoid (pecah santan) curdling

*i would add another 10 pcs or so of whole cili padies into the gravy

Add tamarind piece/juice & seasonings.

Bring to a slow simmer before adding the crabs to the gravy 

Turn off heat once the crab is cooked

Turned red and meat is white and toughened

♡Bon Apetite