{"id":11095,"date":"2012-09-27T21:36:20","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T01:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=11095"},"modified":"2012-09-27T21:37:28","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T01:37:28","slug":"cricket-and-crabs-mahela-and-sangha-run-ministry-of-crab-restaurant-specialising-in-lagoon-crab-dishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=11095","title":{"rendered":"Cricket and Crabs: Mahela and Sangha run “Ministry of Crab” Restaurant Specialising in Lagoon Crab Dishes"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/strong>heirs has been a successful on-field partnership as captain and deputy, and Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara\u2019s rock-solid bonding has helped them become successful business partners too.<\/p>\n

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The Sri Lankan skipper and his deputy have jointly invested along with the country\u2019s most well-known Master Chef, Darshan Munidasa, to run a restaurant called \u2018Ministry of Crabs\u2019, which serves the most mouth-watering preparations of lagoon crabs \u2014 supposed to be best in the world.
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\n\u201cI run a chain of Japanese restaurants known as \u2018Nihonbashi\u2019 in Colombo and both Kumar and Mahela were regular visitors there. I always wanted to have restaurant where we can serve the exotic crabs as best quality lagoon crabs used to get exported to Singapore.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince both Mahela and Kumar are connoisseurs of good food, we became friends. When this project was discussed, both readily agreed to invest,\u201d Darshan, the man who looks after the day-to-day affairs told PTI during an interaction.<\/p>\n

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“Quite possibly the best prawn curry in Sri Lanka! ~ We make this using half a kilo of prawns, two types to make the stock extra flavoursome, and serve it with deliciously soft kade bread”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSince both cricketers are busy, I am not able to have board meeting. Three of us are one-third partners in this venture. It\u2019s opened for nine months now and is doing really well,\u201d the co-owner informed.<\/p>\n

In fact, Darshan had a funny anecdote to tell about how they decided on who will be the chairman of this project.<\/p>\n

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Here is the 2.4Kg OMG CRAB!<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThank God, neither Mahela nor Kumar was the captain at that time. It was Dilshan, who used to lead so we decided to have a toss between the two. Mahela won the toss and became the chairman. Both, however, call me up and take updates about how the project is doing,\u201d he laughed.<\/p>\n

The unique feature of the restaurant is that the price is based on weight of crabs and not the preparation. Courtesy: Business Line<\/em><\/p>\n

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Theirs has been a successful on-field partnership as captain and deputy, and Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara\u2019s rock-solid bonding has helped them become successful business partners too. pic: facebook.com\/MINISTRYOFCRAB The Sri Lankan skipper and his deputy have jointly invested along with the country\u2019s most well-known Master Chef, Darshan Munidasa, to run a restaurant called \u2018Ministry …<\/p>\n

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