When I started packing stuff to bring back to Malaysia, Hubby grumbled *often* about the many packs of curry, chilli and turmeric powder I had. Hey, some of them were given to me! (by well-meaning friends in Malaysia who either sent, passed via friends or pushed them to us… 
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Maybe it’s his way of hinting to me how curry-deprived he is 
Last Friday, I was urged by the fishmonger to buy some fresh squid, which costs about RMB12 (RM4.80?). I declined many times with the excuse that I don’t know how to cook them.
In the end, I relented after he agreed to clean the squid first LOL I thought I’d try something new since both Hubby and Lucas are seafood freaks. The big boy likes ALL seafood while the little boy likes fresh prawns and fish, esp steamed white pomfret.
Hehehe when I tried the dish myself, I couldn’t believe how tasty it was! I was going to eat all myself since Hubby said he may not come back for dinner. Fortunately for him (unfortunately for me) he DID come back for dinner and had about 1/3 of it. I just couldn’t resist polishing 2/3 of it…
And what do you know? After SLAVING and SWEATING over the damn hot stove for almost 1 year, Hubby claims THIS his favourite dish!!! Grrrrr
Don’t you think I should stop serving soups, fresh stir-fried vegetables and other Chinese-style dishes to this man???
Of course not, especially as I’m preparing a “seafood surprise” (his favourite dish, birthday noodles and sweet and sour fish for the little one) tonight
Anyway, here’s the recipe for my record.
INGREDIENTS
Fresh squid – cut into strips or squares
Baba’s meat curry powder
Parsley – cut into small strips
1 tbs oil for stir-frying
Method:
1. Marinade the squid with the curry powder and salt for about 1-2 hours. If you don’t have time, 20 minutes is probably enough?
2. Heat up some oil. Toss the squid into the wok and stir fry it. As I was afraid of the squid turning rubbery from overcooking, I kept an EXTREMELY CLOSE WATCH of it. When the squid curled up and after a bit of stirring, I was satisfied that it was cooked.
3. However, as it looked a bit too orangey, I threw in the parsley for some colour. Mmm…it smelled really nice! And of course, it tasted delicious
I offered a piece to Lucas but the little brat wrinkled up his nose, shook his head and said,
“Ee-yer! This one not nice! You-cas no like! Smell-yee!”
Lucky for the brat, he’s gonna see his Grandma and favourite aunties and uncles soon…
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Looks yummy! More often than not, I tend not to buy squids cos I’m too lazy to clean them up and somehow, it turns out too tough. Perhaps I’d overcooked them.
Haha! What a fussy little eater! His vocab is expanding too.
Hey! My comment was listed! But I still can’t comment in your Right Reads blog…
haha, men! your recipe sounds simple but i don’t really like squid although i’ve tried them raw with wasabi and i love them (only when they’re really fresh from the sea!).
ryeli says smelly the same way as lucas too and we get alot of that word lately although at times, the smells in the air are good smelling stuff. her nose is really sensitive.
nothing curry or spicy for my son, not even a little spicy, he will spit it out when he feels the spiciness in his food. so no spicy food from home for me.
That’s such an easy dish to prepare! I’m gonna try it soon! I brought Alagappa’s curry powder along..hehe
The squid dish looks delicious leh! I love squid too
Looks easy enough to prepare. Looks like you’ll be cooking more of this since it received the Boss approval
Really nice! curry squids! MYR4.80 is ok wat, not too expensive :p
Paik Ling – I’m really lucky the fishmongers here are willing to clean the squid for you
Josette – He is fussy alright, sigh…
Syn – You don’t really like squid but you like them raw??? I don’t think I’d be able to take them raw hence the curry marinade AND parsley LOL
Whoisbaby – Glad to report that he can take mild curry now e.g. Japanese-style curry LOL
Giddy Tigress – Enjoy
Ryan mami – This dish is still a favourite and Hubby can’t wait for my morning sickness to be over so we can enjoy seafood again.
A Mom’s Diary – Hahaha actually my boss very easy to please one. It’s the Small Boss that’s the Big Problem!
Chumpman – Seafood is quite cheap here…