Calamari Roast Recipe (Kerala Style Squid)

Step 1: To begin making Calamari Roast Recipe (Kerala Style Squid), in a pressure cooker, take cleaned squid rings with turmeric, salt and ¼ cup water

Step 2: Pressure cook for 1 whistle

Step 3: Lower the flame and cook for 10 minutes

Step 4: In a pan, dry roast fennel and black pepper for a minute

Step 5: Move it to the blender

Step 6: Add meat masala along with fennel and black pepper and make a fine powder

Step 7: In a blender, coarsely blend together shallots, ginger and garlic

Step 8: Heat oil in a pan

Step 9: (Preferably cook in an earthenware for that extra flavour and aroma) Add mustard seeds and allow them to splutter

Step 10: Once they splutter, add the shallot-ginger-garlic mix in and stir well

Step 11: Tear the curry leaves and add them in the pan

Step 12: You can add in the whole sprig too

Step 13: Stir and cook well on medium heat till the onions turn translucent

Step 14: Now add chopped tomatoes

Step 15: Cook till the tomatoes have softened

Step 16: Mash the tomatoes nicely

Step 17: Now add chilli powder, coriander powder and mix well for 30 seconds

Step 18: Add the cooked squid from the pressure cooker

Step 19: If there is any water add that in too

Step 20: Do not discard this since a unique taste is delectable in the stock

Step 21: Mix well

Step 22: Keep mixing at intervals till the water has evaporated a little

Step 23: You neither want a gravy consistency nor should it be very dry

Step 24: Now add fennel, black pepper, meat masala in

Step 25: Mix properly

Step 26: Adjust the salt

Step 27: Serve Calamari Roast Recipe (Kerala Style Squid) as a side dish along with Malabari Parotta Without Egg Recipe, Steamed Rice and Kerala Style Vegetable Stew Recipe with Coconut Milk and Meen Varuthathu Recipe | Kerala Style Fish Fry for a complete spicy treat on a weekend with family