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    Fried Calamari Recipe | Salt and Pepper Calamari Recipe | Garlic Mayonnaise

    Last Updated On: Mar 8, 2026 by Aarthi

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    Fried Calamari makes a perfect appetizer for any parties. This crispy fried calamari is delicious and taste so yummy.

    One of the simplest recipe you could make. It needs just 3 to 4 ingredients to make this but it taste just yum. There is no big spices going in this, it is just squid, salt and pepper and sprinkle it with some cornflour and fry. Thats it.

    How to Make Fried Calamari

    1. Take salt and pepper in a mortar and pestle and crush coarsely.
    2. Now take squid in a bowl, add this mix and cornflour and coat gently.
    3. Heat oil for deep frying, drop squid in hot oil and fry till crispy. Drain onto some paper towel.
    4. Serve hot with garlic mayonnaise.

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    I am not a big fan of seafood, but still i loved this one so much.It is crispy and tender. Specially when it is served with the garlic mayo it taste amazing.

    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @aarthi198689@gmail.com and I'll help as soon as I can.

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    Fried Calamari Recipe | Salt & Pepper Crispy Calamari Recipe

    Fried and crispy calamari rings served hot with some garlic mayonnaise.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine Greek, Italian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • Baby Squid - 10 cleaned and cut into rings tentacles left whole
    • Black Pepper - 2 tblspn
    • Rock Salt - 2 teaspoon to 1 tblspn
    • Corn Flour / Cornstarch - ½ cup
    • Oil for deep frying

    Instructions
     

    • Take salt and pepper in a mortar and pestle and crush coarsely.
    • Now take squid in a bowl, add this mix and cornflour and coat gently.
    • Heat oil for deep frying, drop squid in hot oil and fry till crispy. Drain onto some paper towel.
    • Serve hot with garlic mayonnaise.

    Notes

    For Garlic Mayo
    Take mayo in a bowl, grate in some garlic and mix well. Serve with squid.
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    Fried Calamari with step by step pictures

    Take black pepper 

     

    add some rock salt

     

    crush to a coarse mix

     

    take squid in a bowl

     

    add the pepper and salt mix

     

    add cornflour

    mix gently

     

    heat oil in a kadai, add the squid in it

     

    separate it using a chopsticks or fork..It may splatter so be careful

     

    Drain when it gets golden

    How to Make Garlic Mayonnaise

    Now make garlic mayo

     

    take mayo in a bowl, add in grated garlic

     

    mix well and serve with calamari

     

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