Octopus Curry

Octopus simmered in coconut milk with curry leaves.

Ingredients

• 1 kg Octopus
• 500 ml Coconut milk
• 2 Onions
• 5 cloves Garlic
• 2 tbsp Ginger
• 3 tbsp Curry powder
• 12 Curry leaves
• 1 Cinnamon stick
• 2 Chili
• 3 tbsp Lime juice
• 4 tbsp Oil
• 2 tsp Salt

Method

1. Tenderise — Simmer the octopus in water for 40 minutes until a knife slides in easily, then cut into pieces.
2. Build the base — Fry the onion, garlic, ginger, curry leaves and cinnamon.
3. Add spice — Stir in the curry powder with a splash of water and cook 2 minutes into a paste.
4. Combine — Add the octopus and coconut milk and simmer gently 25 minutes without boiling hard.
5. Octopus Curry is ready — Finish with lime and serve with rice.

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