Butter Garlic Crab in Mumbai

 Unlike landlocked Delhi, Mumbai is surrounded by the Arabian Sea so it’s home to a wealth of delicious seafood. One of the seafood dishes the city is best known for is butter garlic crab.

As its name suggests, butter garlic crabs are prepared by cooking mud crabs in a mixture of sauteed onions, garlic, black pepper powder, and loads of butter. The crab shell is cracked and cooked for about 10-15 minutes so the meat is imbued with that rich, buttery, garlicky flavor.

As you can see in the picture below, the crab is literally oozing with melted butter. Enjoy it with some flatbread like naan and you’ve got a meal made in heaven. It’s seriously delicious.

A great place to try butter garlic crab in Mumbai is at the Trishna restaurant in the Fort / Kala Ghoda area. It’s one of the most famous seafood restaurants in the city, known for serving some of Mumbai’s best butter garlic crab.

I wish I used something for reference in the picture below because the mud crabs they use are massive. Check them out on your next trip to Mumbai.