Monday, February 18, 2013

Tuna cutlet / fish cutlet


 
Ingredients (for 8  cutlets )
Canned tuna - 1 can (200 gm)
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 large
Potato - 3-4 medium
Ginger minced - 2 tsp
Garlic minced - 2 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala/ chicken masala - 1 tsp
Salt
Egg -1
Bread crumbs ( as required )
oil 

Method
1.Peel and boil potatoes. Mash and keep it aside.
2.In a saucepan add some coconut oil sputter fennel 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  cook until raw smell goes. Add 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 .

19 comments:

Shema George said...

beautiful cutlets dear...love the presentation on banana leaves

Torviewtoronto said...

delicious snack looks wonderful one of our favourite

Amina Creations said...

wow... fabulous looking cutlets... delicious!!

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Simply delicious and crispy cutlets. Amazing preparation.
Deepa

www.mahaslovelyhome.com said...

very innovative recipe dear..beautiful header.

Mélange said...

Looks awesome..Loved the recipe and am bookmarking this.Thank you Vineetha for sharing.

Vimitha Durai said...

Its my favorite. Wishing for some now wth hot tea

Unknown said...

I miss canned tuna here. During my stay at abraod, I used prepare it often by shallow frying it. Looks totally tempting.

Prema said...

This looks fantastic, nicely presented too...

Julie said...

One of my favorite cutlets too,ravile thanne kothipichuuu...yummmmmmmmy on the banana leaves,banana leaves itself makes us nostalgic,alle?? I too just posted one in banana leaf :)

Suja Manoj said...

Kothiyavunnu,tempting snack.

Swathi said...

Adipoli cutlet, nalla round aayitu vannutittundu. crispy too. Pinnae vazhiyla, kollam.

divya said...

this looks fabulous... mouth watering...

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Adipoli cutlets...Kandittu kothi varunnu...Beautifully presented..

Manju @ Manjus Eating Delights said...

Tuna cutlets are my absolute fav...even little kids love them when I take it to friends homes :-) Love your presentation...
DSLR nalla pole use cheyyan padichallo...pics are looking great!

Regards,
Manju
http://manjuseatingdelights.blogspot.com/

pepper bowl said...

Perfect crispy cutlets..looks very soft and crunchy...btw, started following your blog, glad if you do the same...

Teena said...

Cripy & tasty looking cutlets!!

Anonymous said...

My family's favorite cutlet. In fact I only make Tuna cutlets :). I wish to have some now...I can eat them at any time :)

Ethnic Food said...

Nice awesome post. I love reading it