Squid vada / kanava meen vadai

17:06 Niloufer Riyaz 1 Comments

Have you ever tried vadas with squid? If not then give a try you will not be disappointed. It's super yummy and when you fry them the aroma of seafood just fills the air. This is my mother's recipe. This is her creation. She gets great ideas n also innovative ones to.
   You can make them for parties as starters, make Manchurian or make kofta gravy just let your imagination run wild make biryani's. Make an extra batch n freeze them you can use them later

You need:

Squid. 250gms
Coconut. 3 tbsp(grated)
Dalia dal. 2 tbsp
Ginger& garlic paste 1tbsp
Curry leaves. 5-6 nos
Coriander leaves. 3-4 sprig
Green chilly. 1-2 nos
Onion. 1/2 nos
Egg. as required
Turmeric powder. 1/2 tsp
Salt as required
Oil to fry

Preparation:
Clean the squid and cut into pieces.
Put all the ingredients other than egg and oil in the grinder jar and grind.
Add required amount of beaten egg just to bind them
Refrigerate the mixture for 30 minutes
Make them into small balls if you want them as kofta or flatten them as cutlets
Heat oil and shallow fry them on both sides Now tasty vadas are ready to eat