Non-veg recipe · lunch, dinner
Garlic Squid Masala
கார்லிக் ஸ்க்விட் மசாலா (garlic squid masala)
Serves 3 · 30 min
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 96
Squid cooked with lots of chopped garlic, shallots and tomato, then simmered briefly in coconut milk with garam masala.
Estimated per serving from USDA FoodData Central and Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 values for the raw ingredients. Real numbers vary with brands and portions. Some ingredients here (such as game, organ meats or seafood not in the Indian food tables) use approximate USDA reference values.
Ingredients
- 500 g squid (kanava / kadamba), cleaned (கணவா (கடம்பா) மீன்)
- 10 shallots, chopped (சின்ன வெங்காயம்)
- 1 tomato, chopped (தக்காளி)
- 1 green chilli (பச்சை மிளகாய்)
- 10 cloves garlic, finely chopped (பூண்டு)
- quarter tbsp turmeric powder (மஞ்சள் தூள்)
- 1 tbsp red chilli powder (மிளகாய் தூள்)
- half tbsp garam masala powder (கரம் மசாலா தூள்)
- a little, to taste curry leaves, rock salt (கறிவேப்பிலை, இந்துப்பு)
- 2 tbsp coconut oil (தேங்காய் எண்ணெய்)
- 1 cup coconut milk (தேங்காய்ப் பால்)
Method
- Heat the oil and crackle the green chilli and curry leaves, then saute the garlic.
- Add shallots and tomato and cook down.
- Add salt, turmeric and chilli powder and saute well.
- Add the squid, toss, add a little water, cover and cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the coconut milk, simmer 2 minutes, then finish with garam masala and curry leaves.
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 96. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.
Recipe credit: tamilpaleorecipes.com and Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 96.