Cooking Times

20 min
Prep Time
86 min
Cook Time
106 min
Total Time

Ingredients (11 items)

3.00 lbs Octopus
cleaned, cut in pieces
2.00 large Onions
chopped
4.00 large Tomatoes
chopped
6.00 cloves Garlic
minced
2.00 inch piece Ginger
grated
3.00 tbsp Curry powder
1.00 tsp Turmeric
1.00 can Coconut milk
10.00 Curry leaves
3.00 tbsp Vegetable oil
2.00 tsp Salt

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Boil octopus in salted water 45 minutes until tender. Drain, cut pieces.
45 minutes
2
Heat oil. Fry curry leaves, onions, garlic, ginger until golden.
8 minutes
3
Add curry powder and turmeric. Cook until fragrant.
3 minutes
4
Add tomatoes. Cook until broken down and saucy.
10 minutes
5
Add octopus pieces and coconut milk.
6
Simmer 20 minutes to absorb flavors.
20 minutes
7
Season with salt. Should be creamy and aromatic.
8
Serve with rice. Rodrigues Island Christmas specialty.