Cream and Tomato Tuna Curry

Canned tuna is something that is very common in everyones pantry. You must have tried a lot of variety dishes with it. This one is a new Tuna dish which is very tasty and easy to make. The slightly sweet taste makes it very unique. It is perfect with chappathis and rotis.

Ingredients

6 tbs red Tomato paste
Ginger garlic paste -1/2 tsp
2 tbs oil
1 onion finely chopped
850 g canned tuna drained flaked
I/2 cup cream
1 tbs sugar
A handful of curry leaves
1 tbs chilli paste

Method

Simmer onion, oil and tomato paste in a saucepan over low heat for approximately 5 minutes or until onion is softened. Add Ginger garlic paste and stir in.
Stir in tuna until warmed through for 5 minutes.
Stir in cream and sugar. Stir and allow to simmer for 2 minutes.
Stir in curry leaves and 1 tablespoon chili paste.
Simmer a further 5 minutes. Serve hot.

Tuna Sandwich

This is the easiest of breakfast or dinner recipes and one of the tastiest among sandwich recipes. A very tasty dish and it saves a lot of time. A tuna filling for sandwich can be made in different ways by adding cucumber, tomato, spices, other boiled veggies etc. But this one is the simplest and easiest of all. Teach your family nembers how to make it and take some time off from your kitchen while your hubby or kids prepare todays dinner for you. Enjoy.

Ingredients

Toasted slices of Multigrain bread-8 slices
2 cans water-packed tuna fish
2 to 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/4 red onion, diced small
1 tablespoon lemon juice (from 1/2 lemon)
1tbsp Tomato sauce
Salt and pepper

Method

Use a can opener to cut open the cans of tuna fish, but leave the lid in place. Holding the cans over the sink or a bowl, press the lid into the tuna fish and tilt the can to drain all the liquid. Remove the lids and transfer the tuna fish to a mixing bowl.
Add 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, onion, lemon juice, tomato sauce, a sprinkle of salt, and a few cracks of fresh black pepper to the tuna fish. Stir with a fork to combine, breaking up any large chunks of tuna fish as you go. Add more mayo if you'd like smoother, creamier tuna salad. Taste and add more of any of the ingredients to taste. Spread a thin layer between toasted slices of Multigrain bread.

Dry Canned Tuna Curry

This is a life saver kind of a dish when you have very little time to cook. It is super easy to make. Whenever, I need to make a quick side dish for rice or chapattis, I use canned tuna which is readily available in the market and the entire recipe takes less than 20 minutes.

Ingredients

Canned Tuna Fish – 2 cans
Kudampuli/ Gambooge- 4 pieces soaked in water.
Tomato sauce-2 tablespoon
Onion (sliced) – 1 large
Curry leaves – A sprig
Ginger (finely sliced) – 2 tsp
Crushed Garlic – 4 or 5 cloves
Fish Masala Powder – 3 tbsp
Chilly powder – 1 tsp
Coriander Powder – 1 tbsp
Water -1 cup
Salt – As required
Oil – 2 tbsp
Pepper Powder – 1 tsp

Method

Drain the water and oil from the canned tuna fish and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan and saute onions till brown.
Add ginger, garlic and curry leaves and saute for a few minutes.
Now add fish masala powder, chilly powder and coriander powder and stir for a few minutes till the oil separates from the masala.
Mix the tuna fish along with 1/2 cup water, Gambooge and tomato sauce and cook covered for 5-8 minutes till the gravy is coated on the fish. Saute it till u get a dry consistency.
Finally, sprinkle some pepper powder.

Tuna cutlets

Ingredients

1 can tuna(185gm)
3 medium potatoes, boiled and mashed
1small onion, chopped finely
1 tsp oil or butter
3 tbsp chopped coriander
1 tbsp chopped mint
2 green chillies, chopped
1 tsp ginger paste
1/2 tsp garlic paste
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
Juice of half a lemon
1 egg, for coating
breadcrumbs, for coating
oil for frying

Instructions

Drain the tuna from the can in a strainer and set aside.
Heat the 1 tsp oil or butter in a pan and then saute  the onions until they are soft but golden. We just need to sweat them slightly. Add the ginger and garlic pastes, stir them in for a few seconds then turn off the heat. Allow the mixture to cool slightly.
Put the mashed potatoes in a bowl, add the drained tuna, softened onions/garlic/ginger mixture, coriander, mint, chillies, salt, lemon and all the remaining spices. Mix everything well and give it a taste. Adjust salt or lemon if needed.
Shape round flattened patties out of the mixture. Dip each one in some beaten egg then in breadcrumbs. Shallow fry on both sides until golden and crispy.