🇮🇳 Indian

Kanava Roast

Name: Kanava Roast
Prep time: 16 min
Cook time: 21 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 4 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp, minced Ginger; 2 Green Chili; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 2 sprigs Curry Leaves; 1 Lemon; 10, halved Shallots; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder; 400 g, cleaned and ringed Squid; 1 tsp Black Pepper

🇮🇳 Indian

Kerala squid roast, pepper-hot with shallot sweetness. Coastal simplicity: good catch, bold spice, quick fire. Best eaten immediately, ideally outdoors.

Prep 16 min Cook 21 min Serves 2 Medium

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Garlic4 cloves
Ginger1 tbsp, minced
Green Chili2
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Curry Leaves2 sprigs
Lemon1
Shallots10, halved
Red Chili Powder1 tsp
Squid400 g, cleaned and ringed
Black Pepper1 tsp

Instructions

1
Clean the squid carefully — shell, devein or scrub as needed — and pat completely dry.
2
Soften the onion and garlic in hot oil till the rawness is gone.
3
Stir in the black pepper with the ground spices and let them sizzle and darken slightly.
4
Add the squid and toss on high heat just till it changes colour and turns opaque.
5
Finish off the heat with lemon, cilantro and a knob of butter if you like; serve immediately.

Chef's tip

Lemon at the very end, off the heat, always.

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