Squids Masala Fry Recipe
Squid is a very famous Seafood in Southern India, especially the coastal regions of the South. You can find many recipes made with Squids.This Squids Masala Fry is a very Tasty and Spicy Recipe with minimal ingredients; for this recipe, we need Squids rings, Onions, Curry Leaves and some spices. This recipe goes very well with Steam rice and Rotis.
Equipment
- Iron Tawa or Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 500 grms Squids cleaned and Cut in Rings
- 1 Nos Onions Finely Chopped
- Curry Leaves some Leaves
- 2 Nos Green chillies slit
- 1 tbsp Red Chilly Powder
- 2 tbsp Coriander Powder
- ½ Tbsp Turmeric Powder
- Salt as per Taste
- ½ tbsp Black Pepper Powder
Instructions
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- Remove all excess water from the squids.
- Now marinate the squids with all dry masalas – Red chilly powder, Coriander Powder, Turmeric and Salt.
- Mix it well so all the masalas are coated well in the squids, and let it rest for 15 mins
- After 15 mins – Heat a Tawa; I am using aIron Tawa. You may use the regular tawa or non-stick Tawa if required. Pour in some oil around 5-6 tbsp of oil and let it heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add the finely chopped onions to the tawa and roast it until golden brown on a low medium flame.
- Add Fresh Curry leaves and Green chillies with the finely chopped onions and fry them well together.
- After 4-5 mins of frying the onions – They have turned nice golden brown.
- Now it’s time to add the marinated squids to the fried onions and give them a nice mix.
- Fry it on a high flame for 2-3 mins until it starts releasing water
- Now close it with a lid, Keep it on a low medium flame and let it cook for 10 mins. DO NOT overcook the squids as they turn rubbery soon
- After 10 mins, open the lid and let all the excess water dry out, keep it on a high flame and dry up the excess water released from squids
- Dry this on a high flame for 5-6 mins; keep stirring in intervals. Then add some black pepper to it; depending on the spice, add the black pepper powder and keep stirring it until it is nicely roasted
- The very spicy and juicy squid masala fry is ready to be served!!
- Serve it hot with steamed rice to chapatis.
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Notes
Use Iron Tawa if possible instead of a Non-Stick fry Pan - Cooking in Iron Tawa has many health benefits
Do not overcook Squids, or else they will turn rubbery