Goan spiced crab cakes, pappadums, avocado and tamarind

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Corn oil
1 Onion; diced small
1 tablespoon Peeled; minced fresh ginger
½ tablespoon Minced garlic
1 teaspoon Coriander seeds; ground
1 teaspoon Cumin seed; ground
¼ teaspoon Turmeric
1 Tomato; diced small
1 cup Crabmeat; carefully picked
2 mediums Shrimp; minced to fine paste
2 Limes; zested (chopped),
And juiced
8 Sprigs cilantro; washed
1 tablespoon Chopped chives
1 Egg; beaten
1 cup Panko -; (available in Japanese specialty
Stores)
Salt; to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste
Cayenne; to taste
Avocado Salad; (see recipe)
4 cups Baby greens
4 Pappadums -; (available in Indian specialty
Stores)
¼ cup Tamarind chutney

Directions

In a large saute pan, heat one tablespoon of the corn oil. Add the onion, ginger and garlic and saute for 5 minutes over medium heat. Add the coriander, cumin, turmeric and the tomato and continue to cook until it turns dry. Remove from the heat and cool down. In a large mixing bowl, combine crabmeat, the cooled onion mixture, shrimp, chopped lime zest and juice, cilantro, chives, beaten egg and 3 tablespoons of the panko. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne. Mix well so that all the ingredients are well incorporated. Test a small quantity by forming a teaspoon of this mix into a small patty and frying it in a pan. Adjust the salt and pepper if necessary. Divide this mixture into 4 equal portions. Form into balls and flatten to form small patties. Put the rest of the panko on a cutting board. Place the patties one at a time in the bread crumbs. Heat a heavy-bottomed skillet large enough to hold the crab cakes on medium heat.

Add the oil and fry the crab cakes. When the cakes turn a light golden color, flip them over and cook them on the other side until they are light golden in color. Using a slotted spatula, remove and drain on a paper towel. Take 4 large plates and place the baby greens in the centers and a pappadum on top of the greens. Fill each pappadum with a scoop of Avocado Salad and top with a crab cake. Spoon the tamarind around the plate. This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source: "CHEF DU JOUR - (Show # DJ-9567) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK" S(Formatted for MC5): "07-19-1999 by Joe Comiskey - joecomiskey@..."

Recipe by: Chef Floyd Cardoz, Tabla Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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