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Balinese Grilled Calamari With Avocado Relish Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Danadooley / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months ago My version of a popular Indonesian restaurant dish, 'cumi bakar'. Mine is messier to prepare and not as pretty but I honestly think it tastes better. It has a mild, fragrant satay flavour. Not hot at all, the chilies in the relish are just window dressing ; )... More Prep:15m Cook:10m Servings:4	Danadooley
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Candlenuts (buah ker

Coriander seeds

Cumin seeds

Kecap manis (sweet t

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Ingredients

6 cleaned and skinned calamari totalling 500 gm, leave whole

4 candlenuts (substitute macadamia nuts), chopped fine

4 cloves garlic

2 tsp black pepper seeds

1 tsp coriander seeds

1/2 a level tsp cumin seeds

4 tbs sweet thick soya sauce (kecap manis)

4ts oil

3tbs finely ground raw rice

1 level tsp sugar

1/2 a level tsp salt

1/2 a level tsp turmeric powder

~~~~~~~~~~~~ RELISH INGREDIENTS ~~~~~~~~~~

1 small ripe but firm avocado, stone, skin and roughly cut

1 small red onion - peel and roughly cut

1/4 of a cucumber, discard seeds and roughly cut

3 birds eye chilies OR 2 fresh red chilies - very thinly sliced

Juice of 2 calamansi limes (cherry sized green asian limes)

Fat pinch of salt (or to taste)

Directions

Pound or grind the pepper, coriander, cumin seeds and garlic to very fine paste.

Make 4 - 6 horizontal slashes down the length of each calamari, taking care not to cut through. (see picture)

Combine calamari, spice paste, chopped nuts, soya sauce, oil, ground rice, salt, sugar and turmeric powder and mix thoroughly.

Heat oven grill to maximum. After 15 minutes, remove calamari from marinade and arrange on rack. Grill in very hot oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and serve with Avocado Relish and white rice.

~~~~~~~~~~ AVOCADO RELISH ~~~~~~~~~~

Combine all relish ingredients and taste, adding more salt if necessary. Serve

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Comments

jett2whit 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Thank you for sending this interesting recipe!
Jett

clbacon 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Fabulous!

berry 1 year, 8 months ago said:
I love Calamari, and this is a great recipe, new flavors for me to prepare this one!

shirleyoma 1 year, 8 months ago said:
I love it all, the flavors must be terrific! got my 5

lunasea 1 year, 8 months ago said:
This looks very delicious, Dana and I'm saving to try. I love calamari and all the flavors and ingredients you got going on here. Looks like a party I'd like to attend... You get a high 5 from me, hon. Thanks so much!

mystic_river1 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Oh yeah this is super and will soon be supper! 5+ Joymarie

mumtazcatering 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Thanks DANA for a wonderful and unusual way for preparing calamari ,deserves a "5+" my friend
have a blessed day
Mumtaz