Halwai July 12, 2025

Ingredients:

• 6 large – crabs
• 4 tbsp – Butter
• 2 tbsp flour
• 2 cups – Milk
• 1/2 tsp – pepper
• 1/2 tsp – tobasco
• 1 cup – grated cheese
• 2 – eggs
• 1 – Capsicum or Green chilli (de-seeded)
• 2 tbsp – Tomato sauce
• 1/2 tsp – mustard powder
• 1 tsp – salt

Method:

  1. Clean the crabs and chop the meat.
  2. Melt butter in a pan, add flour and fry a little, then add hot milk and stir until thick and creamy. Add the rest of the ingredients, leaving a little cheese aside.
  3. Cool the mixture.
  4. Beat eggs a little and add to the above mixture; pour all this in a greased baking dish, sprinkle with cheese and bake in a hot oven until set.
  5. Serve hot.
  6. The dish can be prepared and kept, and baked just prior to serving.

Recipe courtesy of Myra Pereira