Scallop Or Shrimp Curry

1 cup onion -- chopped

1 whole apple -- peeled and chopped

2 cloves garlic -- minced

1 tablespoon curry powder

2 tablespoons margarine

1/4 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cardamom

1/4 teaspoon pepper -- freshly ground

10 3/4 ounces nonfat chicken broth

1 tablespoon lime juice -- fresh

1 1/4 pounds scallops

1 cup mushroom -- sliced

In a large skillet, saute onion, apple, garlic, and curry powder in margarine u ntil tender. Remove skillet from heat and blend in flour, salt, cardamom, and poepper. Stir in chicken broth and lime juice until curry sauce is well blended. Bring curry sauce to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered for about 5 min utes. Stir occasionally. Meanwhile, place scallops or shirmp in a pot of boiling water and cook until ju st tender 5-10 minutes. Drain and set aside. When curry sauce is finished cooking, add shellfish and mushrooms and serve ove r rice.