SQUID FRY (OOSI KANAVAI FRY)

Description

This recipe is usually prepared near south Tamil Nadu ( kanya kumary district) where plenty of sea foods are available and you get them fresh too..
Ingredients-1
500 g Squid
Ingredients-2
1 no Onion (cut lengthwise thinly)
4 no Green chili (slit open)
3 tsp Oil
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tsp Chilli podwer
1 tsp Dhania powder
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Salt (as per taste)
3 tsp Rice
1 stks Curry leaves
2 stks Coriander leaves (chopped )
1 cup Coconut (grated)

Instructions

 

Oosi Kanavai - Cleaned

 

Oosi Kanavai – Cleaned1. Clean the squid thoroughly, by taking all the contents from the inside cover of the squid , just leaving the white skin , after cleaning the squid, it should look this…

2. Cut the squid into small pieces, it might be slippery, but thats fine.

3.Cut the onions and chillies and keep them aside.

4. Coarsely grind coconut, fennel seeds and curry leaves with almost no water.

5. Dry roast the rice and powder that ( medium not too fine)

6. Ina pan , add oil and temper with mustard , curry leaves, cumin seeds (opt) and add the Onions and green chillies.

7. Once they are translucent, add the squid with salt and cook them well.

8. Once the squid changes its color to dark orange ( like the shrimps), now add chilly powder, dhania and turmeric and keep stirring to avoid sticking to the pan.

9. You can only sprinkle water , the squid itself releases some water. Now add the rice powder and after 3 minutes on medium flame add the coarsely mixture of coconut paste.

10. The whole dish should be very dry like porial. Keep stirring them. Once it looks completely dry and cooked, now add chopped coriander leaves .

11. Server them hot with Rice and Fish curry or Rasam.

 

 

 

Notes

Washing squid is the tricky part. You can get squid from most chinese stores (Fish Market. Ranch Market), If you buy frozen ones, Thaw them completly and you can tear open a squid with hand, each one looks like a cone, Remove all the contents from inside andalso remove the thin outer skin too and wash it 6 or 7 times to get rid of all the stuff.

Source

My Native place ( Kanya kumary)

Comments

8 responses to “SQUID FRY (OOSI KANAVAI FRY)”

  1. Sivajini Avatar
    Sivajini

    Hi, can u tell me how much fennel we should use for grinding?

    1. Mullai Avatar

      Sivajini,
      This recipe was contributed by a member and i think about 1/2 teaspoon of fennel seeds will be sufficient for this gravy. Thanks.

  2. albina Avatar
    albina

    Hi I am from Kanyakumari as well .I have always wanted this recipe Will try soon and let u know Romba thanks Akka

  3. Manoo Avatar
    Manoo

    Looks AWESOME!!!!!!!!! You have started with an awesome recipe… I have not seen cuttle fish like this. Curious to try. I am sure it will be just SUPERB!!! I am sea food fan. But, cleaning scares me all the time, so have not tried for looooong time… Thinking for trying during one weekend. Prawn, Cuttle fish & Crab my favorites btw :D:D:D

  4. Vijitha Avatar
    Vijitha

    Hi Jlakshmi.. I love Squid.. I will surely try this recipe.. This looks yummyVIJI

  5. biji Avatar
    biji

    Hi Jlakshmi Nice recipe, really tempting. I will be trying this when i get squid next time, BTW where are u from kk district. I am from Ngl.

    1. jlakshmi Avatar
      jlakshmi

      Thanks Biji

       

      I am from Marthandam and now settled in California.'

       

      Regs

      Jaya Lakshmi 

  6. jlakshmi Avatar
    jlakshmi

    Can someone help me to add 2 pictures.. I tried them but it does not seem to pick up the pictures ??

    .. OK Finally I got them..