Mangalorean Squid Ghee Roast | Bondas Ghee Roast
The Mangalorean Ghee Roast Masala based preparations are among my favourites meal items and I’ve been wanting to make the Squid version of it for sometime now. So when the neighbourhood fish store had a fresh stock of squids on sale, I knew its’s time for a Squid Ghee Roast weekend!
And squid with its unique cooking characteristics, lends itself well to this dish. Squid like every other sea-food cooks within no time and hence it is very easy to overcook. this will leave it very rubbery. But, if we do continue to cook it longer – after a good amount of time – it returns to a tender state and is enjoyable to the bite. This unique character of the squid, allows us to cook it well in the Ghee Roast Masala and absorbs its rich flavour.
How to make Squid Ghee Roast
The basic recipe for a Ghee Roast dish always remains the same but with subtle necessary changes needed as per the hero ingredient. Clean the squid well and cut it as per your choice – I prefer to cut them into rings for this dish. marinate the squid with lime juice, turmeric powder and salt for about 30 mins. While the squid marinates. prepare the Ghee Roast Masala as per my recipe and set aside. Also reserve the water from the mixer grinder to be used while cooking if needed.
Heat some ghee in a thick bottomed pan and fry the marinated squid along with the excess marinade liquid on an open flame for about 5 mins. Take out the pieces onto a plate. Add the masala paste to the same pan and fry it in the leftover ghee-marinade gravy until the raw smell vanishes. Top up with the masala water from the mixer (as reqd.) and cook the masala until the water evaporates and the gravy thickens and darkens in colour. Add the yoghurt and mix well. Keep stirring regularly to avoid scorching the masala.
Add the fried squid back to the pan and carefully turn them around in the pan so that all the pieces are well coated with the masala. To make the perfect Squid Ghee Roast, cook on medium flame until the squid is not rubbery anymore. Add more of the masala water if required (gravy needs to be thick and dry and not watery). Check the salt and top up if needed. Add the remaining ¼ cup of ghee and mix well. Add the sugar/jaggery, mix well and turn off the flame. Done!
You can enjoy the Squid Ghee Roast as an appetiser or pair it with Rice or any of the Mangalorean rice-based preparations like Neer-Dosa (Paan-poley). You will love it!
Squid Ghee Roast
Ingredients
- 1 kg Squid (cleaned & cut into rings)
- ¾ cup Ghee divided
- Ghee-roast masala (recipe link in the instructions below)
- ½ cup Yoghurt
- 1 tbsp Brown sugar / Jaggery powdered
for the marinade:
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp Lime juice
- Salt as per taste
Instructions
Marination:
- Marinate the cleaned Squid with the ingredients mentioned under “for the marinade” for about 30 mins
Preparing the ghee-roast masala:
- Prepare the Ghee-roast masala as mentioned in this link
Making the Squid Ghee-roast:
- Heat ½ cup ghee in a thick bottomed pan and fry the marinated squid along with the excess marinade liquid on an open flame for about 5 mins. Take out the pieces onto a plate
- Add the masala paste to the same pan and fry it in the leftover ghee-marinade gravy until the raw smell vanishes.
- Top up with the masala water from the mixer (as reqd.) and cook the masala until the water evaporates and the gravy thickens and darkens in colour.
- Add the yoghurt and mix well. Keep stirring regularly to avoid scorching the masala
- Add the fried squid back to the pan and carefully turn them around in the pan so that all the pieces are well coated with the masala. Cook on medium flame until the squid is not rubbery anymore. Add more of the masala water if required (gravy needs to be thick and dry and not watery)
- Check the salt and top up if needed. Add the remaining ¼ cup of ghee and mix well.
- Add the sugar/jaggery, mix well and turn off the flame.
- Serve hot!
Notes
- Do play with the proportions of the ingredients to suit your taste buds. However, avoid reducing the amount of ghee as it is paramount to nailing the taste of this dish. You can of-course increase it as it will further enhance the flavour of the dish
- This dish is best enjoyed as a side dish with Paan-poley (neer dosa) or Rice or even as an appetiser
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