Cut the crab. Preferably seperate the legs and cut the body into two pieces. :- Remember to clean it well and remove the yellow part.

Add salt to it and mix it well and keep it aside.

Put tamarind in little water.

Grate coconut and fry it till it becomes golden brown.

Change to low flame and add the powders mentioned to the fried coconut and fry it for few seconds.

Turn off the flame and grind the above mixture.

Grind ginger, garlic, green chillies and few curry leaves.

Heat oil in a pan (use clay pot if available).

Add ground paste of ginger, garlic and green chillies and fry for one minute.

Add crab, mix well and add ground coconut, tamarind`s water and then water.

When the gravy becomes thick, switch off the flame and add few curry leaves.

Fry onions in a seperate pan and add it to the crab curry.

:- Serve hot!!!