Sunday, September 7, 2014

Tamarind and Tuna curry

I made this because I did not want to go and buy groceries. I had canned tuna and wanted curry. Google presented me with this perfect recipe which I altered to suit my ingredients. The recipe is redolent of laksa and I've already made it twice because the sour-sweetness of the tamarind perfectly complements the strong tuna flavors. It pairs perfectly with rice.

Ingredients

  • 2 Cans Tuna (160g each, in water)
  • 3 Onions, sliced
  • 4 cloves of Garlic, sliced
  • 1Tbsp Ginger, chopped
  • 1 tsp Red chilly powder 
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
  • 1" square of Tamarind(Kudampuli), soaked in boiling water
  • Salt to taste
  • oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • Curry leaves

Method

  1. Soak Kudampuli and keep it aside for 10 minutes
  2. Heat 2tbsp oil in a pan and add mustard seeds
  3. When the mustard seeds start to splutter add ginger and then turn off or turn down the heat. Add the garlic and curry leaves and after they are cooked, add the fenugreek seeds very briefly, max 30s.
  4. Saute it till they are soft. I add salt at this stage to make the onion cook faster.
  5. Add the chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder to the pan and fry on a low heat for a minute or two till it smells less raw. 
  6. Add the soaked Kudampuli and water. Bring it to boil.
  7. Add the drained canned Tuna and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes and then leave covered with no heat for ~10minutes.
  8. Serve with rice. 

Nutrition

This recipe makes 3 big servings of 293 kcal each. Of which 11g carbs, 15g fat and 29g protein. 

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