Marinate cooked small pieces of crab(with shell) with salt and lemon juice and keep for an hour.

Saute chopped onion, ginger-garlic paste and curry leaves.

Add chilly powder, coriander power, turmeric, pepper and crushed pepper and saute on medium flame till oil comes out.

Add marinated crab and water to the sauted masala.

Close with a lid and cook for few mins.

Open lid and cook it on low flame till the gravy becomes thick.

Garnish with fried onions.

:- Serve with kappa.