Clean up the surface of the squid with running water then remove the mucus with kitchen tissue.
Cut into rectangle shape and make a diagonal scracth on the surface of the squid.
Soak into marination mixture for 30 minutes.
After marination process, clean with running water.
Padang Spices
Mix the blended paste ingredients with cooking oil and little bit of water to make it easier inside the blender. Slice thinly shallots, smash ginger, galangal, and lemongrass for stir fried ingredients
Heat up the oil and stir fry sliced shallots until golden brown. Mix in blended paste, smashed ginger, galangal, and lemongrass
Cook the paste until fragrant.
Cumi Saus Padang
Stir fry onion until slightly brown then add green chili and keffir lime leaf
Add padang paste, stir a bit and add water, oyster sauce, raja rasa sauce, chili sauce, sugar, salt, MSG. Stir well and reduce the sauce
Add the marinated squid and cook for 2 minutes then mix in tamarind water.