Name: Naadan Koonthal Fry
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 kg Calamari (Koonthal); 2 nos Onion (big); 1 1/2 tsp Ginger paste; 1 1/2 tsp Garlic paste; 5 nos Green chillies (split); 1 tbsp Red chilly powder; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1 no Tomato (optional, small); 1/2 cup Shredded coconut; Curry leaves (A few); 2 tbsp Coconut oil; Salt (As reqd)

Naadan Koonthal Fry

Spicy Koonthal(Calamari) fry with shredded coconut

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 kg Calamari Koonthal
2 nos Onion big
1 1/2 tsp Ginger paste
1 1/2 tsp Garlic paste
5 nos Green chillies split
1 tbsp Red chilly powder
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1 no Tomato optional, small
1/2 cup Shredded coconut
Curry leaves A few
2 tbsp Coconut oil
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Clean and cut the calamari into small squares.
Marinate them with little chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt.
Heat oil in a frying pan.
Add the green chillies, curry leaves, cumin seeds and then the onions.
Fry until the onions are brown.
Add ginger and garlic paste and fry well.
Add chilly powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder.
After the spice powder gets fried in the oil, add in the tomatoes and a bit of salt.
When the tomatoes are done, put the calamari pieces in and fry them in the oil.
:- Add a bit more of oil if required.
When the calamari is half cooked, add the shredded coconut and stir until the fish is fully cooked.
:- Serve with rice.

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Response (5)

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jeevan November 4, 2009

Thank you for this recipe

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Roys July 7, 2012

Manju! Great!!Thanks

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Lekshmi Radhakrishnan January 30, 2007

Thank you very much for the recipe Manju:-) It came out great!!! I omitted tomatoes though…

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shan December 22, 2006

Thanks for the excellent receipe. I was cooking koonthal for the first time and surprised to see it turned out well 🙂


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reji July 27, 2006

Never tasted koothal so tasty. Couldnt stop making it at home after I got this recipie. Good job manju. keep it up