Batter Fried Calamari (Squids)
Squid rings dipped in a light batter and quickly fried in hot oil, served with tartar sauce. Most Goans prepare this at their homes and all most all Goan restaurants and shacks serve this dish as a starter. Very much kid friendly recipe as its non spicy.
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Ingredients
- 8 Squids (use tentacles as well if desired)
- 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 2 tbsp Rice flour
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder
- Pinch Baking Soda
- Oil (to deep fry)
Instructions
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1 Wash and clean the squids. (Check recipe notes below on 'How to clean squids').
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2 Cut the squids into rings.
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3 Prepare a batter with all-purpose flour, rice flour, pepper powder baking soda, salt and sufficient water. The batter should coat the back of a spoon.
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4 Dip the squid rings in the batter and deep fry them for one minute. (See recipe notes below)
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5 Drain them on paper towel.
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6 Serve hot with tartar sauce. (See recipe notes below for recipe).
Recipe Notes
- Less than a minute to a minute is perfect to deep fry squids.
- Overcooking squids tends to make them taste rubbery.
- Click here for Tartar Sauce Recipe.
- Click here on 'How To Clean Squids'.
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| Recipe Name | : | Batter Fried Calamari (Squids) |
| Author | : | Xanti Pinto |
| Recipe Link | : | https://xantilicious.com/recipe/batter-fried-squids/ |
| Passive Time | : | 0 minutes |
| Prep Time | : | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | : | 5 minutes |
| Serving | : | 4 People |
Ingredients
- 8 Squids (use tentacles as well if desired)
- 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 2 tbsp Rice flour
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder
- Pinch Baking Soda
- Oil (to deep fry)
Instructions
| 1 | Wash and clean the squids. (Check recipe notes below on 'How to clean squids'). | |
| 2 | Cut the squids into rings. | |
| 3 | Prepare a batter with all-purpose flour, rice flour, pepper powder baking soda, salt and sufficient water. The batter should coat the back of a spoon. | |
| 4 | Dip the squid rings in the batter and deep fry them for one minute. (See recipe notes below) | |
| 5 | Drain them on paper towel. | |
| 6 | Serve hot with tartar sauce. (See recipe notes below for recipe). | |
Very nice please send me recipe on my email
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Hi Janet
Are you not able to view the recipe ? Or else I can mail you the website link to the recipe, do let me know
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When I was frying squids it was bursting n making noise is it okay
Hi Annie
yes, its normal
but deep fry immediately , don’t keep them in oil for too long 🙂
One recipe said to boih d squids so dat they stop splatterin oil
Hi Amy
I do it directly , you can try boiling