Sri Lanka is a paradise for seafood. This spicy cuttlefish curry recipe is one of the best seafood dishes in Sri Lanka.
Ingredients:
- Squid/cuttlefish - 400g
- Onion - 40g
- Garlic cloves - 4 or 5
- Crushed ginger - ½ teaspoon
- Curry leaves - Few
- Curry powder - 2 tablespoons
- Fenugreek seeds - ½ teaspoon
- Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
- Fennel seeds - ¼ teaspoon
- Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon
- Salt - As you need
- Thick coconut milk - 250ml
- Thick tamarind juice - 50ml
- Cooking oil - As you need
Instructions:
- Clean the squids and cut them into ring style pieces as shown in the picture below. Rinse them well enough.
- Sliced the onions, chopped the garlic cloves, and crushed the ginger as shown in the picture below. Also, get ready with curry leaves.
- Take the fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, turmeric powder, and salt.
- Prepare 250ml of thick coconut milk.
- Also, prepare 50ml of thick tamarind juice.
- Add turmeric powder and salt to the pieces of squids. Mix and let them marinate for at least 30 minutes.
- Heat the oil and add mustard seeds. Let the mustard seeds splutter.
- Add sliced onions and sauté them until they turn to light brown color.
- Now add garlic, ginger, curry leaves, fenugreek seeds, and fennel seeds. Stir frequently and fry them for one minute under medium flame.
- Add the pieces of squids and mix them well.
- Cook covered under high flame for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Take off the lid and stir frequently until the squids get a little fry. Now, add thick coconut milk and tamarind juice.
- Soon after, add curry powder and mix everything well.
- Now cook covered under very low flame for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Taste the curry and adjust salt if needed.
- This is how to make the best Sri Lankan style squid curry recipe. Serve and enjoy this spicy cuttlefish curry.
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