Fish in a can ? It was difficult to believe when I heard this for the first time 5-6 years ago :) Moreover I was very sure I am not going to like/eat it! But my perception of canned fish changed when one of my friends prepared a simple yet delicious food for dinner using canned tuna. It was during those days when I stayed with my friends, we always got together on Fridays and cooked dinner together and eat at 12 or 1 AM :)We discussed (gossip) everything from politics, climate, work, food, sales in shops, dress, perfumes, movies... you name it! Sweet memories :)
As these canned fish are ready to eat, and are minced, cutlet was the first thing came to my mind - by giving it a spicy aroma. Happy to add yet another easy recipe here. Please do try and let me know how you like it :)
As these canned fish are ready to eat, and are minced, cutlet was the first thing came to my mind - by giving it a spicy aroma. Happy to add yet another easy recipe here. Please do try and let me know how you like it :)
Ingredients
Canned Tuna - 175 g
Potato - 2 medium
Onion - 1 medium size finely chopped
Ginger - One inch chopped
Garlic - 2 chopped
Green chilly - 1
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp (optional)
Black pepper - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Chilly Powder - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
(If you have meat powder , you can use 1 tsp of it instead of the above Garam masala, chilly powder and turmeric powder)
Egg - 1
Breadcrumbs as required
Salt as required
Oil for frying (deep or shallow)
Method
1. Drain the water from the canned tuna as much as possible and keep tuna aside.(Refer Note)
2. Boil the potato and mash it.
3. Crush or grind together ginger, garlic, green chilly, fennel seeds, black pepper.
4. Heat oil in a pan and add onions, curry leaves and saute until onions become soft,
5. Now add crushed ingredients (step 3) into the pan and saute until raw smell goes.
6. Add all the powders - garam masala, chilly powder and turmeric powder and saute for a minute.
7. Now its time to add tuna and fry until it is dry .
8. Remove from fire and let it cool.
9. Add mashed potatoes and salt to the tuna mixture and mix well until you get a smooth dough.
10. Take some mixture and shape it in the form you like- here I shaped it round balls.
11. Meanwhile beat the egg in a bowl.
12. Dip the tuna balls in the beaten egg first and then roll it in breadcrumbs.
13. Deep fry these until you get a nice brown color.
Note:
1. If you are using fresh fish, just cook the fish with turmeric and salt and shred it.
2. I used unniappam chatti / paniyaram chatti to make these tuna fish cutlet.
You can as well use a normal pan and shallow fry these cutlets.
5. Now add crushed ingredients (step 3) into the pan and saute until raw smell goes.
6. Add all the powders - garam masala, chilly powder and turmeric powder and saute for a minute.
7. Now its time to add tuna and fry until it is dry .
8. Remove from fire and let it cool.
9. Add mashed potatoes and salt to the tuna mixture and mix well until you get a smooth dough.
10. Take some mixture and shape it in the form you like- here I shaped it round balls.
11. Meanwhile beat the egg in a bowl.
12. Dip the tuna balls in the beaten egg first and then roll it in breadcrumbs.
13. Deep fry these until you get a nice brown color.
Note:
1. If you are using fresh fish, just cook the fish with turmeric and salt and shred it.
2. I used unniappam chatti / paniyaram chatti to make these tuna fish cutlet.
You can as well use a normal pan and shallow fry these cutlets.
Hey Shinda, tried these tuna cutlets n they were good! Even our lil one ate them and I did not add salt to the batch I made for her. Anyways thank you for sharing this recipe. Keep it up!! Primelah Tveitnes
ReplyDeleteThank you Primelah..:) Glad that your little one liked it too !
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