Shrimp curry (yera kaara kozhambu)

Ingredients:

Pearl onions - 10 peeled
Tomato chopped - 1/2 cup
Garlic - 8 pods
Tamarind - lime size
Era (srimp) cleaned and washed - 1 cup
Sambar powder - 1 T spoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
oil - 3 T spoon
chopped coriander leaves a handfull
mustard and curry leaves for seasoning

Method:

Squeeze the tamarind and take out 5 cups of tamrind juice.
Heat oil in a pan,add mustard, curry leaves and add the pearl onions and saute.
Add the garlic pods and saute till they turn golden brown.
Now add the tomatoes and cook till they turn mushy.
Add era and fry till they turn opaque.
Now add the sambar powder, turmeric powder, salt and the tamarind water.
Allow to cook in sim.
By this time the oil will be seen separated on the top.
If not wait till it reaches that stage.