Tuna Cake Recipe

If you are on a budget, have canned tuna in the pantry yet you want to have a flavorful dinner, this is the way to do it-TUNA CAKES! There a are a zillion ways to make this, This dish is so versatile that you can throw in what you have in hand and make these scrumptious patties, This dish is a good source of protein.

These tuna cakes can be frozen. I used green chilies but you can substitute this with bell peppers and if you have only carrots or peas at home use that. Some people add mayo in the recipe and if you like mayo add 2 tbsp. . You man make this spicy, gluten free or not. If you don't want to have the bread crumb coating don't do the crumb coating but the result is excellent. Having said that, have to tell you that the bread crumb coating is the best part of this dish. Instead of regular bread crumbs you can use panko bread crumbs for the coating if you like that extra crunch.

Ingredients

370g canned tuna(drained)

2 eggs

1 cup +1/2 cup bread crumbs

2-3 tbsp plain flour

Half medium sized onion chopped

2 garlic cloves  minced

1/4 inch ginger minced

2 Green chilies (optional) chopped

1/4 cup Cilantro chopped

2  tbsp Lemon juice 

1 tsp BBQ spice powder(optional)

1 tsp Paprika 

1-2 tsp pepper powder

1 tbsp oil

Method

In a pan, heat oil and saute chooped onion, garlic, ginger and green chilies till translucent(or till raw smell goes). Keep this aside for 5 mins

In a bowl, mix the tuna. 1 egg. bread crumbs, cilantro,sauteed ingredients,bbq spice, paprika and pepper, I used my hands to mix this, (I know I know....you can use spoon or fork if you want)

Form the moisture into patties of the the size of your palm. I made 7 patties( I know right..tis' cheap...hehe)

. Dust the patties with flour. Beat the egg a bowl. Dip each patty in the beaten egg and roll with bread crumbs. 

At this point you can pack some and freeze if you want to, Defrost and shallow fry for 2 mins on each  side when its required.

Serve hot with salad,tomato sauce or cream cheese spread.

Happy Cooking!