Actress Lennon Parham quoted – “The smell of shrimp is comforting”. Indeed, Shrimp or
Prawns is one of the most comforting food to relish, but I relish Squid and what’s more, with so many varied ways
to cook, it gets more and more exciting for me to cook every time I lay my hands on fresh
Squid and the numerous methods or spices or combinations I can try with this versatile food.
All said and done, Squid or Calamari is also very rich in texture and flavour which makes it even
more challenging to blend in flavour and spices et al. My favourite way to cook Squid is also
one of the easiest and fastest ways to cook and relish this delicacy. It takes only ten minutes to
place this dish on the table and the best part is that – it takes only three major ingredients to
churn out this yummy recipe.
Prep Time – 5 minutes
Cook Time – 10 minutes
Total Time – 15 minutes
Serves – 2
Ingredients –
Squid – 300 gm’s
Onion – 1
Tomato – ½
Green chillies – 2
Ginger-Garlic paste – 1 tbsp
Fish Masala – 2 tbsp
Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Oil – 30 ml
Salt – to taste ( kosher salt can be used as well )
Method –
1 ) Clean, the Squid. Set aside.
2 ) Heat oil in a pan. Add the chopped onion, tomato, green chilli and curry leaves. Saute till
golden brown. Add the ginger-garlic paste, masala and chilli powder and saute further for a
minute.
3 ) Add the Squid and mix them well. Add salt. Sprinkle a few drops of water. Cover the lid and
cook for ten minutes on medium-high flame. Once done, sprinkle lime juice on top and serve hot
with Roti or Naan.
