Recipe: Spicy Squid Masala

Over 10 years of blogging, Godyears has pretty much gone through every possible genre there is - politics, romance, real life events, humour, anger, movies and books, cars and products and yes, even God.
And yet, somehow there have been very few food posts, which is blasphemous for a self-proclaimed foodie like me!

When I sat back and thought about it, it occurred to me that it was not for want of food or pictures. Over the past year, my mother has been actively trying out various recipes at home and assigning me the role of photographer-cum-taste tester (strictly in that order!). Part of the process was so that she could upload it onto food groups she is a part of on social media. Invariably, people ask her for the recipe and she obliges by typing it down in the comments section. I always felt that it was a loss since the recipes disappeared under the avalanche of comments and new posts by others.

Rather than letting the recipes go to waste, I figured it would be best utilised the old fashioned way: sharing it so that others too had a chance to try it out and enjoy the dishes in the luxury of their own households.

What I have in my possession is a treasure trove of recipes and food pictures that are a result of her hard work and deserve a wider audience. Most of these are modified from recipes she has collected as far back as the 80's when I was but a little pup.

Though we usually have all sorts of seafood from mussels to oysters and prawns, squid was not a common dish at our house. In fact, I don't think she has ever had it before prior to this dish a few months ago! My own first memory of having squid dates back to a small restaurant near the medical college I studied in back in 2004. I remember being a little squeamish before I tried it but then quickly realized that when well prepared, it can be truly awesome. After that, it became a standard dish that we ordered every time we dropped by that restaurant.

Regarding the recipe, I decided to make them into downloadable pictures so that those who wish to try them out can simple save them on to their devices and try them out at their leisure offline.

All the dishes and pictures you see have been prepared/clicked at home (unless specified) and tested by mua and I am still alive and well to write about it.

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Over the course of the rest of this month, expect to see many more such dishes (ranging from seafood, desserts, starters and tea time snacks) - all prepared by my mother - with some unique to Kerala cuisine and some variations of international dishes. I will be looking to make all the recipes into easy downloadable single images so that you can save them on to your mobile/device and use them offline too. Of course, if you do try them out, it would be awesome if you gave me feedback here on what you thought of the dish.

For the list of all the recipes so far (including seafood, egg dishes, sweets, twists on traditional dishes et al), click here:

For more food posts,  click here.

Authors note:

I am participating in NaBloPoMo. You can read more about it here and join in the fun yourself, adding your posts here.

I am also participating in EverydayGyaan's September Blogging Challenge.