SPICY SQUID MASALA FRY

Cuisine : Kerala

Yield  : 4 servings

Cooking Time : 25 minutes

Total Time : 25 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

For the Marinade :

Squid – ½ Kilogram

Turmeric Powder – ½ Teaspoon

Red Chilly Powder – 1 ½ Teaspoon

Pepper Powder – ½ Teaspoon

Curry Leaves – 1 Spring

Salt as needed

Coconut Oil – 2 Tablespoon

For the Roast :

Coconut Oil – 1 Tablespoon

Mustard – 1 Teaspoon

Fennel – ¼ Teaspoons

Onion Sliced – 2

Tomato – 2

Green Chillies – 1

Ginger Chopped – 1 Teaspoon

Turmeric Powder – ¼ Teaspoon

Red Chili Powder – 2 Teaspoons

Pepper Powder – ¼ Teaspoon

Garlic Crushed – 3

Salt

Curry Leaves

STEPS :

1. Clean and cut the squid into rings and marinate it with above listed ingredients under section “For Marinade”, for ½ hour.
2. In a pan, heat oil and fry the squid/ kadama, on low flame for 5-8 minutes. (Make sure that you do not over fry it as the meat will become rubbery). Transfer it to plate and keep aside.
3.  In the same oil, add 1 tablespoon of oil, splutter mustard seeds, add fennel seeds. When it leaves it's aroma, add the sliced onions, green chilly and ginger to it.  Saute till the onions, turn into light brown color.
4. Add turmeric, red chilly and pepper powder. Saute for 2 minutes and add the roughly chopped tomato into it. Let it cook and the gravy turns mushy. Add salt and curry leaves. Saute well.
5. Now lower the heat add the fried squid/kadama to it and mix well. Add ¼ cup of water, mix well and close the lid and cook for 10 minutes on a medium flame.
6. Open the lid, add crushed garlic (no need to stir it), off the flame, drizzle some coconut oil, Close the lid for about 10 minutes or until served, for the flavor to set inside itself.

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