• Some Thoughts ---------------------
• It tastes better if we can cut crab into halves from center and detach the 2 legs. Get the crab cleaned properly. Put it in salt water + turmeric for 10 minutes to clean. I have tasted Crab from lots of seafood restaurants. Believe me, you can make this by yourselves which tastes much much better. The essence of the taste comes from the combination of pepper+crab juice+ tomato
• The cooking is done in two stages. 1- Baking 2- Roasting.

Stage 1 - Cooking The Crab

• Boil 2-3 litres of water (Quantity enough to dip the crab pieces).
• Put 1 tsp salt in water.
• Plunge the crab in. :-Approximately after 5-8 minutes you see that the black dots turn orange. This is a good indication that the crab is cooked. Remove the pieces from water and keep aside.

Stage 2 - Roasting:-

• Heat 4 tsp of oil in a non stick pan.
• Add chopped garlic and ginger to oil.
• After 5 seconds add the sliced chillies and sliced onions.
• Stir well, for approximately a minute.
• Add sliced tomatoes to it and stir well.
• After 1-2 minutes the tomato gets cooked.
• Add salt, chilli powder, coriander powder, meat masala & 2 tsp oil. Stir well for 4-5 minutes.
• Add some salt to taste.
• Now the gravy becomes somewhat consistent. Add 3 tsp pepper powder and stir.
• Break the cooked crab shell a bit, don`t break too much. This will ensure that the flavor gets mixed.
• Put the crab pieces in the gravy and stir well for 2-3 minutes so that the gravy spreads consistently. :-It will look and smell as if we can eat, just wait.
• Pour 250ml water into the pan. (Probably you can use the water that you used to cook from Stage 1)
• Stir well and cook for 3-4 minutes.
• The gravy has become somewhat thick. It should not be too much dry. Add 1-2 tsp pepper powder, curry leaves, 1-2 tsp oil and stir well in high flame.
• :- You are all set ..Happy cooking. This goes well with rice.