Saucy and spicy calamari on spinach rice

This is a spicy calamari dish is quick and easy to make.

• Serves: 4
• Difficulty: easy
• Prep time: 5 - 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 30 minutes

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Ingredients

• 30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 clove garlic, crushed
• 2,5 ml (½ tsp) ground coriander
• 10 ml (2 tsp) paprika
• 300 g frozen calamari rings, thawed
• 125 ml (½ cup) natural yoghurt (or maas)
• 85 ml (1/3 cup) cream
• 5 ml (1tsp) cayenne pepper
• Salt and pepper to taste

 

Spinach rice

• ½ bunch spinach, finely chopped
• 30 ml (2tbsp) butter
• 500 ml (2 cups) cooked Spekko Saman White Rice
• Salt and lemon pepper
• Shaved Parmesan cheese to garnish

 

Method

1. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the onion and garlic until soft.
2. Add coriander, paprika and calamari, Stir-fry for 1 minute.
3. Remove from heat and stir in yoghurt, cream and cayenne pepper. Season to taste.
4. Return to heat, simmer for 1 minute.
5. To serve; spoon over spinach rice. If sauce is too dry add a little yoghurt or cream. Garnish with Parmesan shavings.
6. For the Spinach Rice: saute spinach in melted butter until wilted. Add cooked Spekko Rice, toss lightly to mix through. Season with salt and lemon pepper.
From the Spekko kitchen
1. Replace the frozen calamari with frozen fish of your choice.
2. Use any Spekko Rice variant in this dish.