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Kerala Style Squid Roast (Koonthal) by DICE

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Ingredients 400gm Squid Cleaned and Sliced ½ tsp Turmeric 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste 1 Onion sliced thin 2 Green chillies sliced 1.5 tsp Chilli powder 1 tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Pepper ½ tsp Garam masala 1 Sprig of curry leaves 2 tbsp Coconut oil Salt to taste Preparation 1. Marinate the squid in some salt and a 1/2 tsp of turmeric 2. Sauté the onion, ginger/garlic paste and chillies in coconut oil in medium heat pan. 3. Once the onions are translucent, add the chilli, coriander, pepper and garam masala powders. 4. Sauté again until the raw masala powder smells cooked. 5. Add the squid and the curry leaves.  6. Cook until soft and firm on medium heat.  7. Don’t overcook or it will turn rubbery.  8. Do a taste test once the colour of the squid becomes solid white and not translucent as it was when uncooked. This is a dish we Keralites eat as an accompaniment to boiled rice and probably a couple of other additions.