In need of 1001 things to do with tinned tuna !!

Zara77

Hi
I have never made a curry from tinned tuna but did have a thought i'd share. What about making the tuna into small balls with potato,fry them and then combine with curry sauce. Sort like dumplings. You could flavour the tuna by gently pan frying some onions and adding some curry powers/herbs and them mix it all with potato. Hope this suggestion helps.

sarah_elton

I've never made curry using tinned tuna (haven't seen tuna curry on an Indian restaurant menu and I can't imagine it!). I did used to love tinned tuna with pasta at uni. I'd brown some onion, mix in a tin of chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic, herbs and seasoning, bring to a simmer and throw in the tuna. Cheap, tasty and nutritious.

unhappy_shopper

Here are some South Indian recipes with tuna:

http://www.indobase.com/recipes/details/tuna-curry.php

http://www.syvum.com/cgi/online/serve.cgi/recipes/inf/nrcpf23.tdf?0

http://recipes.malayali.me/menu/easy-recipes/tuna-vattichathu

Here is tuna coconut stir fry...

http://recipes.malayali.me/menu/easy-recipes/tuna-thoran

The spice content of these recipes tends to be 'hot', so please use chillies and chilli powder in moderation.

carolinejane_2

Could you make the curry first then add the tuna then it doesnt overcook?

I do however make tuna pasta all the time

foxblade

I make chilli and curry with tuna. It is cheap! Basically I just replace, the mince or chicken with the tuna....no difference.

parsonswife8

Somehow, I just can't imagine a curry being made with canned tuna.
:eek::eek::eek:

Pasta bake, savoury tuna on toast etc, but not a curry.

fairtrade

Follow this link for a recipe from Madhur Jaffrey :-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/tunakikaracurriedtun_76586

Queen-Bee_2

Thank you to you all for your suggestions - OH is on a fast at the moment, but fish is allowed and I have a lot of canned tuna in my cupboard!

Unhappy shopper and Fairtrade, particular thanks to both for the fantastic links
QB

jess444_2

Tinned curry tuna is my favourite. Lots of onions, mushrooms, some pataks curry paste and a tin of toms. Yum.

RAS

My local Sikh corner shop sometime offers curried fish. They use pilchards. Tastes better then you would expect but is very rich.