Squid Roast Recipe – Kerala Koonthal Roast Recipe – Kerala Style Kanava Roast Recipe

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 – 1/4 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

Method:

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.