Birthday Bash

Remember,I was cake hunting and wanted it to be a surprise for my son’s seventh birthday.And Guess what! Who do you think came to my rescue ! 
Spider -Man of course!

                                                A  birthday surprise 

                                                His favourite snacks

I made his all time favourites : Tuna and potato cutlet , cheese mini toast and rainbow sandwiches.  I used ,carrots,beetroot and lettuce to get the colour in the sandwich.  After the wishes,kisses and blowing off the candles, when it was time to cut the cake, my son quickly  whispered, ‘Please Mom ! don’t cut SpiderMan’. So keeping spider-man intact, we enjoyed the rest of the cake.

For refreshments- I made Faluda, a milkshake with rose syrup and condensed milk , with scoops of vanilla ice cream for extra flavour.  

Some Left Overs…

These are some pictures which were taken during the making of Tuna and potato cutlets.I tried posting these pictures in my previous post but due to some technical hindrance, I had to abort the idea temporarily. However the glitch was detected sooner and thus have made it possible to affix them today.

You can follow the recipe here. Tuna And Potato Cutlet

work in progress -round shaped cutlets

coated in breadcrumbs

Fried-golden brown

Tuna And Potato Cutlet

This is an easy to make savoury dish.An all time favourite of the young and the old.This dish is in the spotlight during special family occasions.

Tuna and potato cutlets

4 (100gms) canned tuna fish

2 medium potatoes( boiled and cooled )

3 big onions chopped

3 green chilies

3 cloves of garlic chopped

A piece of ginger chopped

A tsp cumin seed

1 tsp pepper seed

1 tsp curry powder

½ tsp turmeric powder

A few coriander leaves
1 carrot chopped

Juice of one small lemon/lime

Salt to taste.

Oil for frying

For coating the cutlets

2-3 eggs

breadcrumbs

Method for preparing:

Transfer the canned tuna into a bowl. ( discard the liquid).

Pound the garlic,ginger,cumin and black pepper seeds ,set aside.

Heat a tablespoon of oil in a nonstick pan.

Cook the onions till tender.

Stir in all the pounded ingredients and cook for 1-2 minutes.

Add the green chilly and the chopped carrot.Saute for another minute.

Stir in  the turmeric and curry powder

Now add the tuna, separate the pieces gently and mash with a spatula. Add the lemon juice and salt and mix the coriander leaves. 

Transfer this curried mixture into a big bowl and set aside to cool.

Next, mash the boiled potatoes and add to the curried tuna .Mix well

Now follow the instructions  below

Using fingers,make  medium sized round patties.Place in the refrigerator for ½ hour.

For Coating the cutlets - Remove the cutlets from fridge.Beat the eggs.Dip the cutlets  in beaten eggs and coat with breadcrumbs.Fry in hot oil till golden brown.Makes about 25 cutlets.