Calamari Roast Recipe (Kerala Style Squid)
A non-veg Kerala Recipes recipe with squid - (cleaned and cut into rings), shallots, tomato. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byAditya Nair🇮🇳
Instructions
27 steps- 1
To begin making Calamari Roast Recipe (Kerala Style Squid), in a pressure cooker, take cleaned squid rings with turmeric, salt and ¼ cup water
squid - (cleaned and cut into rings)(250 grams)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon) - 2
Pressure cook for 1 whistle
- 3
Lower the flame and cook for 10 minutes
- 4
In a pan, dry roast fennel and black pepper for a minute
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns(1 teaspoon) - 5
Move it to the blender
- 6
Add meat masala along with fennel and black pepper and make a fine powder
coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns(1 teaspoon)meat masala(1/2 teaspoon) - 7
In a blender, coarsely blend together shallots, ginger and garlic
shallots(10)inch ginger - grated(1/2)cloves garlic - minced(4) - 8
Heat oil in a pan
- 9
(Preferably cook in an earthenware for that extra flavour and aroma) Add mustard seeds and allow them to splutter
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon) - 10
Once they splutter, add the shallot-ginger-garlic mix in and stir well
inch ginger - grated(1/2)cloves garlic - minced(4) - 11
Tear the curry leaves and add them in the pan
sprig curry leaves(3) - 12
You can add in the whole sprig too
sprig curry leaves(3)whole black peppercorns(1 teaspoon) - 13
Stir and cook well on medium heat till the onions turn translucent
- 14
Now add chopped tomatoes
tomato(2) - 15
Cook till the tomatoes have softened
tomato(2) - 16
Mash the tomatoes nicely
tomato(2) - 17
Now add chilli powder, coriander powder and mix well for 30 seconds
coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon) - 18
Add the cooked squid from the pressure cooker
squid - (cleaned and cut into rings)(250 grams) - 19
If there is any water add that in too
- 20
Do not discard this since a unique taste is delectable in the stock
- 21
Mix well
- 22
Keep mixing at intervals till the water has evaporated a little
- 23
You neither want a gravy consistency nor should it be very dry
- 24
Now add fennel, black pepper, meat masala in
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns(1 teaspoon)meat masala(1/2 teaspoon) - 25
Mix properly
- 26
Adjust the salt
- 27
Serve Calamari Roast Recipe (Kerala Style Squid) as a side dish along with Malabari Parotta Without Egg Recipe, Steamed Rice and Kerala Style Vegetable Stew Recipe with Coconut Milk and Meen Varuthathu Recipe | Kerala Style Fish Fry for a complete spicy treat on a weekend with family
squid - (cleaned and cut into rings)(250 grams)coconut oil(1 tablespoon)
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Calamari Roast Recipe (Kerala Style Squid)
A non-veg Kerala Recipes recipe with squid - (cleaned and cut into rings), shallots, tomato. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byAditya Nair🇮🇳
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Directions
27 steps- 1
To begin making Calamari Roast Recipe (Kerala Style Squid), in a pressure cooker, take cleaned squid rings with turmeric, salt and ¼ cup water
squid - (cleaned and cut into rings)(250 grams)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon) - 2
Pressure cook for 1 whistle
- 3
Lower the flame and cook for 10 minutes
- 4
In a pan, dry roast fennel and black pepper for a minute
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns(1 teaspoon) - 5
Move it to the blender
- 6
Add meat masala along with fennel and black pepper and make a fine powder
coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns(1 teaspoon)meat masala(1/2 teaspoon) - 7
In a blender, coarsely blend together shallots, ginger and garlic
shallots(10)inch ginger - grated(1/2)cloves garlic - minced(4) - 8
Heat oil in a pan
- 9
(Preferably cook in an earthenware for that extra flavour and aroma) Add mustard seeds and allow them to splutter
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon) - 10
Once they splutter, add the shallot-ginger-garlic mix in and stir well
inch ginger - grated(1/2)cloves garlic - minced(4) - 11
Tear the curry leaves and add them in the pan
sprig curry leaves(3) - 12
You can add in the whole sprig too
sprig curry leaves(3)whole black peppercorns(1 teaspoon) - 13
Stir and cook well on medium heat till the onions turn translucent
- 14
Now add chopped tomatoes
tomato(2) - 15
Cook till the tomatoes have softened
tomato(2) - 16
Mash the tomatoes nicely
tomato(2) - 17
Now add chilli powder, coriander powder and mix well for 30 seconds
coriander powder (dhania)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon) - 18
Add the cooked squid from the pressure cooker
squid - (cleaned and cut into rings)(250 grams) - 19
If there is any water add that in too
- 20
Do not discard this since a unique taste is delectable in the stock
- 21
Mix well
- 22
Keep mixing at intervals till the water has evaporated a little
- 23
You neither want a gravy consistency nor should it be very dry
- 24
Now add fennel, black pepper, meat masala in
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns(1 teaspoon)meat masala(1/2 teaspoon) - 25
Mix properly
- 26
Adjust the salt
- 27
Serve Calamari Roast Recipe (Kerala Style Squid) as a side dish along with Malabari Parotta Without Egg Recipe, Steamed Rice and Kerala Style Vegetable Stew Recipe with Coconut Milk and Meen Varuthathu Recipe | Kerala Style Fish Fry for a complete spicy treat on a weekend with family
squid - (cleaned and cut into rings)(250 grams)coconut oil(1 tablespoon)
Rate this recipe
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