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    Squid Roast | Koonthal Roast | Kanava Roast Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Squid Roast also known as kanava roast is a spicy side dish for rice. This keralan style recipe taste amazing with roti or rice.

    Squid Roast Recipe

    This is my second recipe using squid, they are in season right now. Hubby got a bunch of those few days back and i made this delicious roast. I have asked him to get more, so i can share few more recipes.

    How to Make Squid Roast

    • Take ingredients for grinding in a blender and make it into a coarse paste. dont add water while grinding. Set aside.
    • Heat oil in a frying pan, add the ground masala, along with curry leaves and chillies and cook till golden.
    • Now add in tomatoes and cook till mushy.
    • Now add in chilli, coriander and turmeric powder and mix well.
    • Add squid and cook for 5 mins on high.
    • Now add in garam masala, fennel seed powder and pepper powder and saute on high for another 5 mins or so.
    • Add lemon juice and salt and mix well. Serve.
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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
     

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    Squid Roast Recipe | Kanava Roast Recipe

    Spicy and delicious squid roast with fresh masala and spices taste really good with some hot rice.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian, Kerala, South Indian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • Squid - 500 grams cleaned and cut into rings
    • For Grinding:
    • Shallots / Sambar Onion - 20 peeled
    • Garlic - 6 cloves peeled
    • Ginger - 3 cm piece chopped
    • For Masala:
    • Coconut Oil - ¼ cup
    • Curry leaves a handful
    • Green Chilli - 2 chopped
    • Tomatoes - 2 chopped finely
    • Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 2 tblspn
    • Coriander Powder - 1 tblspn
    • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
    • Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
    • Fennel Seed Powder - 1.5 tsp
    • Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
    • Lemon Juice to taste
    • Salt to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Take ingredients for grinding in a blender and make it into a coarse paste. dont add water while grinding. Set aside.
    • Heat oil in a frying pan, add the ground masala, along with curry leaves and chillies and cook till golden.
    • Now add in tomatoes and cook till mushy.
    • Now add in chilli, coriander and turmeric powder and mix well.
    • Add squid and cook for 5 mins on high.
    • Now add in garam masala, fennel seed powder and pepper powder and saute on high for another 5 mins or so.
    • Add lemon juice and salt and mix well. Serve.

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    How to Clean Squid

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    Squid Roast Step by Step

     
    Take shallots, ginger and garlic

     

    take it in a blender

     

    crush them roughly

     

    cut cleaned squid into rounds

     

    heat coconut oil in  large frying pan

     

    add crushed masala

     

    saute them in oil

     

    add curry leaves

     

    mix well

     

    add green chillies and cook till golden

     

    add tomatoes

     

    mix well

     

    cook till tomatoes get mushy

     

    add chilli, coriander and turmeric powder

     

    mix well

     

    add squid

     

    give a good mix

     

    mix well

     

    add salt to taste

     

    toss well

     

    add garam masala, fennel seed powder and pepper powder

     

    add lemon juice

     

    mix well and cook till it is well browned

     

    Serve
     
     
     

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    1. Aruna V

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      Aarthi, your dishes are typically like our nagercoil kaimanam 🙂 thanks for posting nice dishes, by Aruna(Hope u remember myself)

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      Hi arthi what is the cooking time for squid

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    3. Vini

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      Thank u for d recipe.. Came out really well..

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    4. Lynda

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      Really delicious, no time to send pictures ! thank you for always sharing awesome recipes 😘

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