Spicy Squid
By: Moulmein Thu
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 4:07pm

Ingredients




0.352 kg squid
6  cherry tomatoes
a handful of curry leaves
1 large red onion, coarsely chopped
4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon  cumin seeds, pounded
2 teaspoons  of lemon zest
5 tablespoons  oil
seasons to taste

Preparation

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.