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Make a paste of onions
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chop tomato
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boil the crabs in 1 cup of water till they turn red ,or smear turmeric and salt and shallow fry in 1 tbsp of oil.
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4.Heat 2 tbsp of oil on the pan
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5.Fry onion paste followed by ginger garlic paste.
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6.Fry tomatoes
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7.Dry roast the ingredients of xacuti masala except coconut.
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8.grind all the ingredients of xacuti masala into a fine paste.
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9.Dry roast the coconut and make a paste as well.
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10. add 2 tbsp of xacuti masla on the pan and fry
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11.Add scraped coconut and saute.
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12. Mix salt and add in the crabs.
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13. Mix and cook for 15 minutes covered till the spices get absorbed by the crab nicely.
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14.Add coconut milk and simmer for more 5 minutes.
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15. Add the tamarind water and mix and allow the gravy to thicken.
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16.Serve hot with steamed rice