Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      pound         medium raw shrimps
   1      teaspoon      garlic paste
   1      teaspoon      ginger paste
   4      tablespoons   tamarind paste
     1/4  teaspoon      turmeric powder
     1/4  teaspoon      red chile powder
                        salt to taste
   2      tablespoons   vegetable oil
   3                    garlic cloves
     1/2  cup           coconut milk
   2                    green chiles -- chopped
   1      tablespoon    finely chopped cilantro

Preparation:

Peel the shrimps and keep in a vessel Add ginger, garlic, and tamarind pastes, turmeric powder, chile powder and salt to the shrimps. Mix well and keep aside for 10 minutes. Heat the oil in a pan, add garlic cloves and stir until brown. Add shrimps and stir for 2 minutes, so that the shrimps can also get brown. Add coconut milk, cilantro and green chiles. Turn the heat off when the gravy begins to simmer Serve with steamed rice.