Spicy Squid

Name: Spicy Squid
Ingredients: 3/4 pound squid; 6 cherry tomatoes; 1 handful curry leaves; 1 red onion large, coarsely chopped; 4 garlic cloves coarsely chopped; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds pounded; 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 5 tablespoons oil

8 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

3/4 pound squid
6 cherry tomatoes
1 handful curry leaves
1 red onion large, coarsely chopped
4 garlic cloves coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon cumin seeds pounded
2 teaspoons lemon zest
5 tablespoons oil

Directions

1

Steps needed to clean and prepare the squid
2

Pull the tentacles out from the body
3

Cut the tentacles just below the eyes and then remove the ' beak '. Be careful not to cut the ink sac
4

Gently reach inside the body to remove the quill and discard
5

Tear away the skin and wash the squid under running water
6

Cut the squid into estimate equal length
7

Marinate the squid pieces, lemon zest, pounded cumin seeds, garlic and 1 teaspoon of oil in a bowl. Place this inside a fridge for about 40 minutes.
8

Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
9

Add the onions and stir for about a minute before adding in the marinated squid. Then add the water. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes.
10

Add the cherry tomatoes and give it a quick stir.
11

Then spread curry leaves on top. Cover and simmer for 5-10minutes. Occasionally stirring the mixture until the liquid has reduced and the oil has separated from the gravy.