Calamari Fry (Squid, kanava in tamil)

I love this calamari from my childhood onwards. I love this dish in fry form or else like poriyal. But after coming to US i was searching for this fish. But i really dont know how to clean this fish.I have seen my mom taking some black ink from this fish. So i was in a dilemma whether to really buy this fish or not. To my surprise i saw cleaned calamari's in fish section in a grocery store one day. Wow very happy and tried this. It really rocked because of its taste and childhood memories.!!

You will need:

• 2 cups calamari rings (cut the calamari into small rings like onions) You can use tentacles if you like it or else just use the rings.
• 1 cup All purpose flour
• ¼ cup corn flour
• ¼ cup semolina rava
• 1 tsp chilli powder(Marinade)
• ½ tsp pepper powder (Marinade)
• ½ tsp garam masala powder (Marinade)
• salt for taste (Marinade)
• ½ tsp sugar (Marinade)
• 1 egg white (Marinade) can go for whole egg too
• Oil for deep frying
  

Step 1:

Cut the calamari into small rings like ½ cm thickness and wash it thoroughly.

Step 2:

Marinate the calamari with chilli powder, pepper powder, salt, sugar, garam masala powder, egg for minimum 5 hours. I prefer overnight.

Step 3 :

Now mix all the dry flour (All purpose, corn flour, and semolina rava) together in a bowl. Now coat the calamari with these flour and take out the extra flour by sifting.

Step 4:

Now heat the oil medium high and deep fry the calamari for less than 1 min until the flour gets golden colour.

Hint: Don"t overcook the calamari. It will turn rubbery. When cooking calamari we have to be very careful. It needs very less time to cook.

Cooking Calamari:

The proper temperature and timing also determine calamari's tenderness. In general, cook them briefly over moderate to high heat (30 seconds to 2 minutes) or slowly over low heat (at least 30 minutes).

Serve hot with tartar sauce, or mayo chilli sauce( just combine 1 cup mayo with ¼ cup chilli sause). Garnish with lemon wedges and coriander leaves.

How to make tartar sauce from Mayonnaise.

1 cup mayo
1 tbsp dill pickles chopped
2 tbsp onion chopped
salt a pinch
sugar a pinch
pepper powder as reqd.

Grind them together in blender(Mixie) for few min. Check for salt. Very easy and tasty dip for fried seafood dishes.