Take cleaned crab in a sauce pan, add ½ cup of water and salt, turmeric powder and mix well. Cover and cook them for 3 mins. Now strain this mix and set aside, reserve the cooking water.

In a kadai, heat oil and crackle in cumin and fennel seeds.

Add in onions, green chilli and curry leaves and saute this till golden brown.

Add in ginger garlic paste and cook that for a min.

Add in tomatoes and cook till mushy.

Add in the spice powders and salt along with little of the cooking water and mix well. Cook that for 5 mins or so.

Now add in the crab and toss well in the masala. Add the remaining water and cook covered for 5 to 6 mins.

Now increase the heat and dry the dish for a min.

Add coriander leaves and mix well.

Serve