Varutharacha koondhal curry (squid curry)

Name: Varutharacha koondhal curry (squid curry)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Koondhal (Squid) - 300 g; Grated Coconut - 1 cup; Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tea spoon; Coriander Powder - 2 tea spoon; Chilly Powder - 1 tea spoon; Dried Chilly - 2 nos; Potato - 2 small chopped into small cubes; Tomato - 1 medium sliced; Onion - 1 small sliced length wise; Green Chilly - 1 split into half; Cooking Oil - 2 1/2 table spoon; Salt - To taste; Curry Leaves - 1 sprig; Coconut Slices - chopped into fine pieces; Mustard Seeds - 1 tea spoon

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Main Dish

Very Easy

40 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time25 min

Clean and chop the squids into small square pieces. Heat a pan and add one table spoon oil and roast the grated coconut.
Once it turns light brown add chilly powder, coriander powder, dried red chillies and roast it well. Once roasted, transfer to a bowl and allow it to cool.
Grind this into a paste using a mixer/grinder. Take an earthern pot (chatti) and add the chopped squid pieces and cook it with 1 cup of water, chopped potatoes, turmeric powder, sliced onions, green chillies, tomato and salt.
Once cooked, add the grinded paste and cook for about 7 minutes and keep aside. Heat a pan and add the remaining oil.
Splutter mustard seeds and add the coconut pieces. Once fried add the curry leaves and transfer these contents to the curry.
Your delicious varutharacha koondhal curry is ready to serve with hot white rice or puttu.