Meen Thoran

I had a few canned boxes of Tuna at home, with which I wanted to experiment making thoran. I have heard that it tastes better with Sardines, but for today, tuna will have to do. Till date, hubby has been the tuna expert with the curry he makes. I will post his recipe one of these days.

Ingredients 
Canned tuna in water - 2
Turmeric powder       - 1/2 tsp
Coconut                    - 3/4 cup
Green Chillies            - 4
Shallots(Cheriyulli)     - 5-10 nos
Ginger                       - 1" piece
Heing(kayam)            - small piece
Curry leaves              - 5 leaves
Mustard seeds
Salt

Cook the tuna with just turmeric powder and salt. Meanwhile, crush the coconut, green chillies, shallots, ginger, heing and curry leaves without adding water. Once the tuna is cooked, add the ground coconut, and mix well. Adjust salt. Once it's well cooked, add tadka with mustard seeds and curry leaves. You may also saute some shallots and add them along with the tadka.

Alteration:
If using some other fish instead of tuna, add kudampuli or plain puli while cooking the fish in the first step. Most people do not like the taste of puli in tuna which is why I have not added it here. But if you prefer it that way, feel free to go ahead and add a little.

(As always, I apologize for the pic :(  )