SQUIDS SPECIAL

Squids belong to the family of Octopus and cuttlefish.

Squids are soft, boneless and without scales. Care should be taken when cleaning the squid. If the ink sack is burst, buckets of water is required to clean it. The meat is sweetish, however contains lot of calories and fat. But its rich in proteins and many other nutrients. Occasionally consuming this delicacy won't do any harm.

To prepare the Squids Special:

Ingredients:

2 cups Squid - cleaned, cut into 1” piece

1 cup chopped onion

2 green chillies chopped

1” piece ginger chopped

6 flakes garlic chopped

2 tbspn olive oil

1 sprig curry leaves

1 tbspn soya sauce

1 1/2 tspn tamarind paste

1 tbspn bafath powder

½ tsp turmeric

Salt to taste

Method:

• Heat the oil in a vessel.
• Drop the curry leaves and garlic saute for a while.

• Add chopped onion, chillies and ginger, fry until translucent.

• Blend in bafath powder and turmeric powder and salt.

• Add to it tamarind pulp and soya sauce and mix well.

• Finally add the squid pieces.

Keep on stirring. Cook well until soft.

Garnish with curry leaves.

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Tip: Do not add water, as water comes out of the squids when cooking.