Topic started by Kannika Chandran (@ cache-rl07.proxy.aol.com) on Mon Aug 4 10:34:24 .
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Can anyone help me with the recipe for Squid curry
(dry).

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• From: Mrs.Mano (@ 213.42.2.15) on: Mon Aug 4 14:35:47 EDT 2003
  
  Dear Kannika!
  Here are some recipes of Squid which I found in the internet.
  Squid Chili Fry
  Ingredients:
  7 oz Squid
  3.5 oz Onions
  2 oz Tomato
  3.5 oz Capsicum
  2 oz Green Chilies
  1/2 Tbs. Chili Powder
  1/3 Tbs. Tumeric
  2 Tbs. Tomato Ketchup
  2 Tbs. Oil
  Salt to taste
  
  Preparation:
  Wash the squid thoroughly and dice into strips then boil. Slice onion, tomatoes, capsicum and green chilies. Heat oil and saute onions, green chilies and capsicum. Add squids, tomatoes, tomato ketchup, chili powder, turmeric powder and salt. Saute with constant stirring until done. Serve hot with chopped coriander garnish.
  Serve 2
  FRIED SQUID CURRY:
  Ingredients (for 3- 4 people)
  
  Stage 1 ingredients
  
  1 Kg (2.2 lbs) squid ½ teaspoon of fenugreek seeds
  2 medium sized red onions a 5 cm (2 inch) stick of cinnamon
  5 - 6 large cloves of garlic 15 - 20 fresh curry leaves
  2½ cm (1 inch) of fresh ginger 3 Tablespoons of white wine vinegar
  circa 2 Tablespoons of unfiltered Olive Oil
  2½ - 3 cups of water
  one stalk of lemon grass 1 teaspoon of fine sea salt, or to taste
  1 - 2 dried red chilies, crumbled freshly ground pepper, to taste
  ½ teaspoon of ground turmeric 120 ml thick Asian tinned coconut milk
  2 Tablespoons of Ceylon Curry Powder
  
  Stage 2 ingredients
  
  circa 1 Tablespoon of New Olive Oil
  
  Cooking Instructions
  
  Stage 1 cooking instructions
  
  If your fishmonger has not already done so, clean the squid, remove the ink sacs and discard the heads. Cut the cleaned, trimmed squid into pieces circa 5 cm x 3 cm (include the tentacles if large). Put to one side.
  
  Peel, coarsely chop and finely slice the onion with a mezzaluna. Repeat for the garlic and the ginger.
  
  Heat the unfiltered oil in a heavy based saucepan under a medium heat. Add the onions, stir well and fry until they are translucent. Add the garlic and ginger and fry until the onions have turned a golden colour, stirring from time to time. Do NOT let the garlic burn.
  
  Meanwhile trim the lemon grass and finely slice.
  
  When the onion mixture is a golden colour, remove any excess oil, add the lemon grass slices, the chilies, ground turmeric, Ceylon Curry Powder, fenugreek seeds, cinnamon stick and curry leaves, stir well and fry for a couple of minutes,
  
  Add the white wine vinegar, stir well and let it evaporate.
  
  Add the water, bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Add the salt and pepper, to taste.
  
  Add the squid, stir well and gently stew for about 45 - 50 minutes or until near tender.
  
  Add the tinned coconut milk, stir well and cook for a further 10 minutes or until the squid is tender. Remove from the fire.
  
  Stage 2 cooking instructions
  
  In a second pan, over a medium flame, heat the New Oil. Remove the pieces of squid from the first pan with a slotted spoon. Fry the squid for a few minutes, stirring all the time. Reduce the heat. Return the first pan with the gravy to the fire, empty the contents of the second pan into the first, stir well, check for seasoning and cook for a further 2 minutes. Place in a serving dish and serve immediately.
  
  Notes
  
  The squid is stewed in the spicy gravy. The traditional way of preparing this dish is to stew all the ingredients together (but using freshly prepared coconut milk) and then to fry the squid at the very end of the cooking period. We find the dish is more flavoursome when prepared as described above.
  Use fresh curry leaves taken from the freezer: there is little merit in using them in the dried format. Try and use fresh lemon grass. If this is not available, substitute a couple slivers of lemon rind: the result is not as good, but it is preferable to dried lemon grass.
  
  
• From: ss (@ adsl-67-112-202-115.dsl.sntc01.pacbell.net) on: Mon Aug 4 19:40:43 EDT 2003
  
  what is squid in tamil
  
  
• From: Kannika chandran (@ cache-mtc-ah06.proxy.aol.com) on: Mon Aug 4 22:40:40 EDT 2003
  
  Dear Mr.Mano,
  Thank you very much for your recipe, I will try and let you know the result.
  
  
• From: Kannika Chandran (@ cache-mtc-ah06.proxy.aol.com) on: Mon Aug 4 22:42:53 EDT 2003
  
  Dear SS
  Tamil name for Squid is Kanavai.
  
  
• From: Ivete (@ pr2-ts.telepac.pt) on: Tue Aug 5 08:18:26 EDT 2003
  
  I will try the recipes, too.
  I love squid!
  
  
• From: rs (@ acc25a6b.ipt.aol.com) on: Tue Aug 5 19:14:01 EDT 2003
  
  What is squid in Telugu.In which store do u find that in U.S.
  
  
• From: rs (@ acc25a6b.ipt.aol.com) on: Tue Aug 5 19:14:09 EDT 2003
  
  What is squid in Telugu.In which store do u find that in U.S.
  
  
• From: KannikaChandran (@ cache-rl04.proxy.aol.com) on: Tue Aug 5 21:59:23 EDT 2003
  
  Dear RS,
  Sorry I don't know the name for squid in Telugu,But you can buy squid in any U.S Chinese stores in the freezer section.Some of them are already cleaned,and ready to cook. some of them , you have to clean it before you cook.
  
  
• From: Kannika Chandran (@ cache-rl04.proxy.aol.com) on: Thu Aug 7 00:46:44 EDT 2003
  
  Dear Mrs.Mano,
  I did tried your squid chilli fry today. it's came out very tasty. I omitted the Capsicum and the ketchup from your recipe, instead I add two table spoons of thick coconut milk. Wow, hats up to you. Thanks a million.My whole family enjoyed the dish.
  
  

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