Squid ghee roast is a delicious mouth watering recipe of mangaloreans. It is filled with mouth watering tast o ghee.  It is a delicacy which is packed with flavour of spicy , tangenes  and flavourful taste of ghee .It has a lovely flavour of roasted and ground masala.It is one of a dish which is and enjoyed from kids to elders. 

I like to say that any fish  dishes tastes heavenly the next day or with  duration of time  after it is prepared.

I recommend you to prepare the dish in morning and serve it in the evening .It taste   heavenly.

Now lets dive into how to make this simple and quick recipe 

Preparation Time : 20min

Cook time : 10min

Total time : 45min

Course: Main course, Main dish, side dish 

Cuisine  : Mangalorean

Serving: 4 People 

Ingredients:

400 grams squid rings (Cleaned)

½ tablespoon coriander seeds

½ teaspoon cumin seed

3 tablespoon ghee ( or generous amount)

½ teaspoon fennel seeds

10 whole black pepper 

7-8 dry kashmir red chilies

3-4 hot red chillies (or to your heat preference)

1 inch ginger 

1 onion 

5-6 cloves of garlic 

½ teaspoon turmeric powder 

½ lime juice 

½ teaspoon pepper powder 

3-4 springs of curry leaves or generous amount 

½ tablespoon jaggery

Method:

• In a bowl take squid add  salt , turmeric,lime and keep aside.
• Heat a pan and lightly roast the spices ( coriander seeds, cumin seed , fennel, pepper).
•  Gently stir , aroma releases
• Add dry chillies. Mix well and toast for another 30sec
• Switch off and let it cool down.
• Transfer to blender, add ginger , garlic and pinch of turmeric. 
• Grind to a coarse paste by adding little water at a time 
• Heat a thick bottom pan add ghee and after the ghee heats add sliced onion and fry till the raw smell goes.
• Add ground masala paste into the hot ghee.
• Add salt to it . And wait till the masala  and ghee gets separated. 
• Now add marinated squid rings  gently stir them so that the squid gets coated with the masala
• Cook for 3 -4 min and stir occasionally. 
• Cook them just enough. 
• Add curry leaves and jaggery powder. 
• Stir gently and cook for another minute. 
• Switch of the flame and serve.

Serving Tips  :

You can serve with neer dosa and rice.

Tips:

• If you wish you can add fat garlic slices 
• You can cook for last 5min to make it dry
• Don't over cook it will be rubbery 
• Alternative for squid can be panner , prawns, potatoes, chicken  ,egg
• You also can add oil with ghee