Tuna cutlets

Tuna cutlets

Ever wondered what more you could make with the canned tunas? I always used to make tuna in one particular way and found it boring until I found this recipe. This is a very tasty and quick snack using tuna in tins. It can be served as an appetizer or snack. A good supplement for those who don't take meat.

Makes 10-12 cutlets

Ingredients

• Onion: 1 small finely chopped
• Green chilly: 1 finely chopped
• Potato cooked and smashed: 1 big
• Ginger garlic paste: 1 tsp
• Pepper powder: according to taste
• Garam masala powder: 1/2 tsp
• Tuna in water or oil: 250 gms tin 
• Coriander leaves: few
• Oil for sautéing
• Oil for shallow frying the cutlets
• Salt
• Egg: 1 beaten
• Bread crumbs

Method

1. To a pan add the oil and saute the onions until soft. To this add the green chilli and cook. Then add the ginger garlic paste and mix well. 
2. Once its all cooked well add the pepper powder, salt and Garam masala and cook until raw flavour goes. 
3. Add smashed potatoes and mix well until all spices coat the potatoes. Add the chopped coriander leaves
4. To this add the drained tuna chunks and give a good mix. Do not over mix and break all the chunks. 
5. Once cooled to handle make patties of preferred size.
6. Beat an egg in a bowl 
7. Powder 2-3 slices of bread and make fine bread crumbs 
8. Dip the patties in the egg and the roll it over the bread crumbs until well coated
9. Shallow fry the patties on a flat tawa by occasionally flipping over until its golden brown all over.
10. Enjoy this with ketchup or as it is.

Happy munching!

Shabana