Canned Tuna Ularthiyathu ( Sautéed With Spices)

A catch up is always tough , even though its only been roughly 2 weeks since my last post. I have been so away from my routine , that the cooking , clicking and writing seems so foreign to me. Yes I am experiencing the same , some of guys have already gone through - the blogger's block.

I was in a total vacation mood these days, starting from long weekend , when we had July 4th bbq's , awesome night at NYC, and a beautiful hike up the mountain to freshen up after all the good food and bar hop-ping. But that was just the beginning of the package; N had to travel from his job , so i just tagged along the next day to a far away place :)....

Days,exploring the place ; people gazing at street benches and bookshops , with an ice cold drink pretending to be reading , walking for countless hours through downtown, window shopping....and at nights feasting on amazing cuisines , lifting my spirits to pure flavorful heaven. Ah we had much so fun !

I was like this flower, which caught our lens during our hike; living a butterfly fun life , oblivious of whats going on the virtual world....No Fb-ing , orkut-ing, or chit chatting ...

Today's recipe is particularly for a bunch of kids , living away from home in Singapore , engineering their way to success. Guys hope you like it.

A recipe by accident , this has found a permanent spot in my " Quick and easy " side dish list 2 years back. Always stock up a can or two of Tuna , to whip up a side with rice , a wrap with chapati or for a quick and dirty sandwich.

Recipe for Kerala Style Canned Tuna Ularthiyathu

Total cooking time - 25 minutes or less

Serves - 4 people

Ingredients:-

Canned Tuna - a 12 oz can( i use tuna in water)

Oil - 1 or 2 table spoons

Mustard seeds

Curry leaves

Onions finely chopped - 1 large

Ginger - Garlic paste  - 1 tea spoon or crush 2 cloves of garlic  and a small piece of ginger

Green chili chopped - 1(optional)

Salt to taste

Red chili powder - 1/2 tea spoon

Coriander powder - 3/4 tea spoon

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tea spoon

Garam masala - 1/2 tea spoon 

OR substitute these powders with a 1 table spoon of meat masala powder any brand , plus a lil garam masala for that nice aroma

Directions:-

Open the lid of the canned Tuna around , leave the lid on, push it down with your thumb and drain the water from the can as much as possible.

Heat oil in a non stick pan and mustard seeds. Add curry leaves and fry for 30 seconds. Slide in chopped  onions and saute till it turns brown for like 7-8 minutes. Add ginger and garlic , fry for a minute and add the powders and mix well. 

Stir in the Tuna from the can and combine everything well. Saute the mix for nearly 10 minutes , until it is done and dry and brown. Sprinkle some water in between , for it to prevent from sticking to the bottom.

Serve warm as a side , a wrap or sandwich it :)

Check out related posts

• Kerala Mushroom Ularthiyathu
• Tuna Cutlets - Kerala style
• Canned Tuna curry

Good day all,
Sarah