Spiced crab and corn cakes with coriander yogurt from Dinner: Changing the Game (page 139) by Melissa Clark

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  • DKennedy on August 15, 2025

    Fabulous.

  • rhughes24 on December 29, 2021

    I've made these, but with significant modifications. I didn't think the Indian spices would be so great here, so I went more traditional, with Old Bay, and served with a chipotle mayo. With those spices, the corn is a really nice addition to crab cakes - the sweetness of the corn and crap against the spiciness of the Old Bay and chipotles is perfect.

  • urmami on September 07, 2018

    I made this exactly as directed for a Labor Day kickback and they were pretty perfect. I found the batter very easy to work with, just enough filler to hold everything together without overpowering the crab. I'll always have a soft spot for Old Bay but the Indian spices and corn are such a great backdrop for super fresh crab meat. Also superb match with not-too-oaky Chardonnay, as crab always is.

  • clcorbi on July 12, 2017

    I've been eyeballing this recipe patiently waiting for corn season, but unfortunately I wouldn't recommend it. We made a half-recipe to serve two people. I actually had 1oz less crab than called for, but proceeded with all the other ingredient quantities as written. The cakes wouldn't hold together and were extremely difficult to fry--if I had had the full amount of crab I think it would only have been worse. Also, the pureed corn gave them an odd texture, and truthfully I didn't think the sweetness of the corn worked well with the Indian spices. These needed chile or something. (In fairness, I think the flavor is a matter of personal preference--my boyfriend enjoyed these a bit more than I did, although he agreed he doesn't want to repeat them.) The yogurt dipping sauce was tasty, but the cakes themselves were too much of a fail to salvage. Also, you really need a veggie or something crunchy and fresh to go with these--they don't feel like a balanced meal on their own.

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