Tuna Peera
Straightforward Kerala cooking — good ingredients treated well, spiced with confidence, and served without pretence. The kind of food that tastes like someone's kitchen, not a restaurant.
Ingredientsfor 3 servings
- 200 g Tinned Tuna
- 5 nos Shallots (Kunjulli)
- 4 nos Green chillies — slit
- 4 nos Garlic cloves — chopped
- Ginger — chopped
- Curry leaves, a few
- 2 nos Cocum star Kudam (puli)
- 3 tbsp Coconut — grated
- 2 pinch Mustard seeds
- Water, to taste
- Oil, to taste
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Boil tuna with garlic, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves and little water for 10 minutes in medium flame.
Step 2
Put kudam puli in salted water for 10 minutes.
Step 3
Put the kadai in the flame and add 2 tsp of oil.
Step 4
Let the mustard seeds crackle and after it crackles, add shallots.
Step 5
After the shallots goes golden brown, add boiled tuna and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 6
Lower the flame and add kudam puli. let it bubble for 5 minutes with the lid closed.
Step 7
Add enough salt. Then add the coconut on the top of it and allow it to let it bubble for 5 minutes with closed lid.
Step 8
Open the lid and mix everything and if there is more water, just increase the flame to evaporate excess water.
Step 9
Serve while still hot with rice.
Tip
Fresh curry leaves make a genuine difference. Dried curry leaves are a poor substitute — if you cannot get fresh ones, increase the quantity and fry them longer.
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