Laila El-Haddad, Maggie Schmitt

Gaza-Style Hot Fried Calamari

Hbari Maqli

Preparation info

  • Serves

    2–3

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey

The Gaza Kitchen

By Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt

Published 2021

  • About

This is, hands down, the best fried calamari we’ve ever had. Everyone we’ve made it for agrees.

Ingredients

Method

Slice the clean squid bodies into rings about ¼ inch (½ centimeter) wide. Wash them carefully, then pat dry.

In a bowl, mix the filfil mat’hoon with allspice, salt, and black pepper. Add the squid