Pepper squid (Koondhal/Bondas)

Ingredients

 

Squid                                             --  ½ kg

Chilly powder                              --   2 tsp

Pepper   powder                         --   1 ½ tsp

Green chilly                                 --    3 to 4

Onion finely chopped                --   2 medium sized

Garam masala                             --   ½ tsp

Turmeric powder                        --   ¼ tsp

salt to taste

curry leaves few

chopped coriander leaves         --  1 tbsp

garlic                                              --  3-4 flakes

oil                                                   -- 1 tbsp

 

method

Clean the squid and cut in to 2 inch pieces and put cuts or slits on each piece.

 

Take a bowl put chilly powder, garam masala, pepper powder, salt, turmeric and add one tsp of oil and mix well.  Then marinate this paste to cleaned squid and keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes. 

 

Then heat oil in kadai, add  chopped onions fry till light pink, then add crushed garlic fry till light brown.  Then add marinated squid, curry leaves, green chilly slices  and little chopped coriander leaves.  Sprinkle little water, mix well and cook in medium flame till done.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.   Add or increase pepper and chilly according to your spice level.