Butter Garlic Squid Fry
Ingredients
- 150 - 200 gms Cleaned squid, cut into rings measured after cleaning
- 2 Egg whites
- 2 tbsp Cornflour
- 2 - 3 tbsp Water
- 1/2 cup Plain flour (maida)
- 3/4 - 1 cup Bread crumbs
- 1.5 - 2 tbsp Garlic butter refer notes
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Oil for deep frying I used sunflower oil
Instructions
- Whisk the egg whites lightly. Add cornflour and water and make a thick batter. Season with salt and pepper.
- Season the plain flour with salt and pepper.
- Pat dry the cleaned squid rings with tissue. Dip the squid rings in egg whites and roll in seasoned flour mixture.
- Shake off the excess flour and dip in the egg white mixture again.
- Roll it in bread crumbs and make sure it's well coated.
- You can do the above steps in batches.
- Once the squids are coated with bread crumbs, deep fry them till it's cooked and golden brown in color.
- In a wide pan, melt garlic butter. Add the fried squid rings to the melted butter and toss it well. Serve hot with a dip of your choice. We had it with chilli mayo.
Notes
I used Amul garlic spread. You can also use regular butter and add 1 tsp of minced garlic to it. Once the garlic begins to brown, add the fried squid.
Though the last step of coating in the garlic butter is optional, I recommend it, if you like garlic flavor. You can see the homemade garlic butter recipe here
Make sure the squid is not over-fried, otherwise it will become rubbery. If you are cooking squid for the first time, I recommend you try frying 2-3 pieces first, to find out the correct cooking time and temp of the oil.