Tuna and green pea curry

                                               

Canned tuna is an essential ingredient in a Maldivian store cupboard. Not just one can but a whole box full. My mum stocks up just before the month of Ramadhan, and whenever we go abroad we all leave armed with a case of canned tuna, made in Maldives. It is not because it's not available its because it is a little more cheaper to take a case from home rather than we dont buy just 1 can.

This recipe is a very simple one, a great one to try when you have a few items to cook and also if you are someone living along and crave something spicy. My mum makes this for dinner when she doesn't get fresh tuna that evening, sometimes its for breakfast to eat with bread and sometimes she turns this into a sandwich, spreads margarine on the outsides of the bread and then pops them into a sandwich toaster and toasts them.

You will need :

2 cans tuna, drained and flaked
1 medium onion, finely sliced
5-6 curry leaves
1/2 cup of green peas, fresh, frozen or canned (drain and wash the water off if canned)
2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1-2 green chillies, sliced
salt
Juice of half a lemon or lime
oil

1. Heat oil in a large frying pan or wok or a saucepan, add your onions and saute' till they wilt and become translucent.

2. Add your curry leaves and stir fry to release their aroma. Add tuna fish and mix well, add the spices, green peas, and chillies and stir fry. Stir fry till the tuna starts to brown. If it looks too dry for you, sprinkle a little water to moisten it up. Taste and add salt to taste.

3. Finally squeeze your lemon or lime juice into it, give it a stir and switch it off.

Serve with any kind of flat bread , or bread of your choice.