Description
Squid — Kanava in Tamil, Koonthal in Malayalam — cooks in minutes and turns sweet and tender, a favourite for a quick, punchy seafood dish.
Loved across communities
Loved along the coast in Tamil, Malayali and Sri Lankan kitchens. Squid is the fast, flavour-packed choice — a sizzling fry on a busy evening, or a rich roast when there’s time.
Popular dishes
The classics are kanava varuval (squid fry) and koonthal roast, plus squid curry, Chettinad squid, and simple salt-and-pepper calamari rings.
Recipe ideas
Drop it into a mild coconut fish sothi for something gentler, and find more in our seafood recipes.
Prepared your way, packed fresh
We can send it whole, as cleaned tubes, or sliced into rings ready for the pan. Every order is prepared by hand, then vacuum-packed in an individually sealed bag and dispatched fresh on the day it leaves us, at £13.99 per kg.
Good to know
Is Squid the same as Kanava or Koonthal?
Yes — Kanava in Tamil, Koonthal in Malayalam. It’s the same squid used for fries, roasts and curries across South India and Sri Lanka.
Do you clean it and slice it into rings?
Yes — choose whole, cleaned tubes, or rings at checkout and we’ll prepare it that way, ready to cook.
How do you stop squid going rubbery?
Cook it either fast and hot (a quick fry) or long and slow (a roast or curry). It’s the in-between that turns it chewy.
What does squid taste like?
Mild and slightly sweet, with a satisfying bite — a blank canvas that takes chilli, pepper and coconut wonderfully.
How is it packed for delivery?
Cleaned and prepared to order, vacuum-packed in a sealed bag and sent chilled, so it arrives fresh and clean with no leaks in the box.
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