If you are the one turned head back on seeing squid before cooking, then same pinch. It was my first time I had seen kanava/squid before cooking. Got it from my friend who lives in Rameshwaram. The tube structure was just out of my imagination. I am not a child now, waiting for my mother to clean and cook, this was my imagination. I am heading a family now, so I started to clean. Any ingredient, if you fry will never let you down. According to me, adding more pepper to any non-veg item will surely make it fool proof.
Prep Time 10-15 mins (includes marinating time)
Cooking Time 10-15 mins
Ingredients
To marinate for 10 minutes
1 cup Squid/ Kanava (spine removed and cleaned)1-2 tsp Pepper Powder1/2 tsp Chili Powder1/4 tsp Turmeric powderAs per tasteSaltTo grind and Make paste8-10 pods of Garlic1 inch Ginger1 Green Chilly (optional)
To Saute 1-2 tbsp SesameOil/ Gingelly oil (preferable)2 tsp Mustard seeds2 tbsp Curry leaves chopped
To Garnish1 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped
Procedure
- Clean the squid. And then cut it.
- Make a course paste of ginger and garlic.
- Now add some oil in kadai, once it is hot add the mustard seeds. After it splutters add the curry leaves.
- Then add the coarsely grinded ginger-garlic paste, saute till the raw smell goes off.
- Now add the chopped squid. Allow it to cook by adding salt and little turmeric, once it is half cooked add pepper powder. After 2 minutes add the chilly powder. Check in between whether it has been cooked.
- Turn off the flame.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
