Tuna cutlet / fish cutlet

 

Last weekend it was raining here so much and later that day in the evening while I was having my cup of tea watching the rain outside I had some nostalgic feeling ...it was about the hot , yummy cutlets I used to eat from Indian coffe house back home...I had eaten a lot of cutlets from the coffee house  as well as their parcel cutlets( take away ones ) .Take away ones were usually wrapped  in banana leaves  with a news paper wrap outside.They also had a tomato ketchup which was sweet and delicious to go with it, It was heavenly combination  for me.The banana leaves gives a nice flavour to the cutlet and it  tasted awesome.Coming back to todays topic, so after that day I wanted to eat  some cutlets badly and thats  when I decided to make some myself, and I should say it  was defintely a winner and we  loved it !  

 

 

Ingredients (for 8  cutlets )

 

Canned tuna - 1 can (160 gm)

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Onion - 1 small

Potato - 2-3 small

Ginger minced - 1 tsp

Garlic minced - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Redchilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala- 1/2 tsp

Salt

Egg -1

Bread crumbs ( as required )

oil for deep frying

 

Method

1.Peel and boil poataoes. Mash and keep it aside.

2.In a saucepan add some oil sputter fennnel seeds, add minced  ginger, curry leaves and saute for a minute.

3.Add finely chopped onions and saute until soft.

4.Add minced garlic and saute for a minute.

5.Add all the spice powders , drained  tuna chunks and saute for about 5-8 minutes

6.Finally add mashed poatoes , mix well and turn off the flame.

7.Shape them into little balls and flaten them out a little to get a circle shape, dip them in beaten egg to give a coating and finally in the bread crumbs .

8.Deep fry them until golden and crispy .