CURRIED CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl, stir well.
• Heat a large nonstick frypan coated with cooking spray over medium high heat.
• Add onion, bell pepper, and celery, cover, reduce heat to medium low and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the curry powder mixture, ginger and garlic, cook, uncovered, 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Spoon mixture into a large bowl, cool.
• Wipe frypan clean with a paper towel.
• Add 3/4 cup breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, rind, crabmeat and egg to onion mixture, stir well.
• Divide crabmeat mixture into 24 equal portions, shaping each into 1/2 inch thick patty.
• Place remaining breadcrumbs in a shallow dish, dredge each crab cake in breadcrumbs.
• Melt 2 teaspoons butter in pan over medium heat.
• Add 8 patties and cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned.
• Remove the crab cakes from pan, and keep warm.
• Repeat procedure with remaining butter and patties.
• Garnish with parsley sprigs.