Mozambique crab coconut curry is made of fresh crab, coconut and peanuts, staples in Mozambique coastal cooking.
Make Easy Mozambique Crab Coconut Curry Recipe
Mozambique Crab Coconut Curry Recipe
Serves 4African food
Ingredients
1/4
pound fresh crabmeat
1
large onion diced
2
large tomatoes chopped
2
garlic cloves crushed
1
small fresh ginger grated
3
tablespoons good quality curry powder
1
teaspoon ground turmeric
1
hot pepper diced
2
tablespoons smooth peanut butter
1/3
cup coconut milk
1/2
teaspoon sea salt
1/2
teaspoon black pepper
2
tablespoons olive oil
Directions
Heat
the oil in a large pan and fry onion and spices for about 2 minutes. Add
tomatoes, peanut butter and coconut milk simmer 20 minutes or until slightly thick. Add
crabmeat. Serve with rice.
Coasts of Mozambique
food, fishing, and people
Three large
populations clusters are found along the southern coast between Maputo and
Inhambane, in the central area between Beira and Chimoio along the Zambezi
River, and in and around the northern cities of Nampula, Cidade de Nacala, and
Pemba; the northwest and southwest are the least populated areas.
The cultured species
in Mozambique include fish, crustaceans and aquatic macroalgae. The species
most cultivated are the native marine prawn species: giant tiger prawn, Indian
white prawn and the native freshwater
fish Mozambique tilapia.
In the coastal areas
of Cabo Delgado and Nampula local communities are involved in seaweed farming in
a system of poles installed in shallow areas close to the shore. Shrimps are
produced in earthen ponds. The shrimp ponds are located close to the mangrove
forest, on the bank of estuaries. The soils vary from sandy to clay.
Portuguese is one of
the most widely spoken languages in Mozambique. The Portuguese language was imposed
on the indigenous African population during the colonial era. As with most
African countries, Mozambique has a major language diversity, with no one
language dominating demographically.
The standard
Mozambican Portuguese used in education, media, and legal documents is based on
European Portuguese vocabulary used in Lisbon, but Mozambican Portuguese
dialects differ from standard European Portuguese both in terms of
pronunciation and colloquial vocabulary.
Major languages and
percentage spoken in Mozambique are Emakhuwa 26.1%, Portuguese (official)
16.6%, Xichangana 8.6%, Cinyanja 8.1, Cisena 7.1%, Elomwe 7.1%, Echuwabo 4.7%,
Cindau 3.8%, Xitswa 3.8%, other Mozambican languages 11.8%, other 0.5%, and unspecified
1.8%.
Mozambique was once one of the largest coconut or coqueros, as they are locally called, producers in the world until 2011 when Lethal Yellowing (LY) spread across the African country, plummeting a once-thriving industry into chaos.
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