Tuna Cutlets

These cutlets can be made with canned or with fresh tuna. Canned tuna is the easier method and saves a lot of time. Either ways, they taste wonderful. This is also a quick appetizer to make.

Boil a medium sized potato and mash it. Saute chopped onions, ginger, garlic, green chili and curry leaves in a little oil.

                             Canned tuna, mashed potato and sauteed onions, ginger, green chilies.

                                    Take a handful(not too full) of mixture and roll into balls

Tuna Cutlets

Recipe Type: Appetizer ans Snacks

Cuisine: Indian

Author: Betsy

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 20 mins

Total time: 35 mins

Serves: 10-12

This easy to make deep-fried snack of tuna and potatoes with some spices is a perfect appetizer for your guests or a great snack for your children to pack for their lunch boxes.

Ingredients

• Tuna -1 can strained


• Potato -1 medium large boiled, peel skin and mash


• Onion - 1 medium chopped


• Ginger - 1 inch chopped


• Green chilli - 2 chopped


• Curry leaves - few chopped


• Salt for taste


• Oil for frying - 1 cup + 3 table spoons


• Egg - 1


• Bread crumbs - 1 cup

Instructions

1. Heat 3 table spoons of oil in a medium frying pan and saute chopped onion, ginger, green chilli, curry leaves for 5 minutes.


2. Add fish and fry for few more minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed.


3. Transfer into a bowl and mix with mashed potato gently.


4. Add little salt (about 1/2 tea spoon ) and mix gently.


5. Make balls and shape into round,oval or any shape as you prefer.


6. Beat the egg in a small bowl. Dip each cutlet in the egg to coat ( one at a time ) and roll in the bread crumbs to coat completely.


7. Press gently with both hands so that bread crumbs will not fall into the oil.


8. Heat 1 cup oil in frying pan on medium heat and fry cutlets few at a time till both sides are golden brown.


9. Enjoy with fresh potato fries and ketchup or use it as a side dish for chappati or rice.

Notes:

If using fresh tuna, take about 250 gms of fish and cut into pieces and boil with water(use enough to cover the fish) and little salt and 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder. Can try with other fleshy fish too.

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