SQUID CURRY

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 chopped

Tomatoes - 1 chopped

Tamarind - 1 small lemon size

Salt to taste

Curry Leaves - 2 springs

Coconut Oil - 3 tblspn

For Marinating:

Squid - 2 cups cleaned and sliced

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn

For Coconut Masala:

Coconut - 1 cup

Coriander Seeds - 3 tblspn

Dry red Chilli - 8 or to taste

Method:

Take the cleaned squid in a bowl and add ginger garlic paste, salt and turmeric powder and mix well. Marinate it for 10 mins.

Take tamarind in a bowl add water. Let it soak for 10 mins. Squeeze the pulp with your hands and strain the juice. Keep aside.

Roast coconut, coriander seeds and dry red chilli in a heavy bottom pan. Roast till you see the coconut changing colour to dark brown. Allow this to cool down and grind to paste.

Heat the coconut oil in a kadai.

Add in curry leaves and onions and mix well. Cook for a min.

Add in tomatoes and mix well. 

Now add in the marinating squid and give everything a good stir.Mix for 3 mins.

Now add in the ground masala and water and bring everything to a boil.Season with salt.

Add the tamarind water and mix well.

Cover and simmer for 15-20 mins till oil separates on top and the squid is cooked.