Fish Cakes With Mashed Potatoes By Nigella Lawson

An Authentic Fish Cakes With Mashed Potatoes By Nigella Lawson Recipe

A luxurious twist on the standard fish cake recipes. ... I liked the idea for this recipe, mixed it up a bit! This recipe is made famous by Nigella Lawson. This one is a great versatile store cupboard dish, freezes and reheats well and can be adapted to any course or even mini munchies. A great recipe for Indian Style Tuna Fishcakes by Nigella Lawson from Feast. Easy to follow and results are great, my family admire it alot.

Note Down The Ingredients

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• 1 Can Canned Tuna (Drained)
• 1 Medium Potato (Cubed Boiled And Mashed)
• 1 Onion (Finely Chopped)
• 2 Cloves Garlic (Finely Chopped)
• 2.5 Cm Piece Of Fresh Root Ginger (Finely Chopped Or Crushed)
• 2 Teaspoons Ground Coriander
• 1 ½ Teaspoons Ground Cumin (Or Garam Masala)
• ½ Lemon (Juiced)
• 1 Green Chilli (Deseeded And Finely Chopped)
• 1 Bunch Fresh Coriander (Finely Chopped)
• 1 Pinch Of Salt
• 1 Pinch Of Pepper
• Breadcrumbs
• 1 Medium Egg (Beaten)
• Oil (For Frying)

Method To Prepare

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1. Heat oil in a frying pan and saute the onions until soft and golden. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for a minute until aromas are released.
2. Add the spices and fry until you can really smell them. Bung in the tuna and mix it in letting it heat up gently.
3. Put the tuna mixture in with the mashed potatoes and mix well.
4. Add the lemon juice, fresh coriander and green chillies, if using, and mix thoroughly. Taste the mixture at this point, it should be tangy from the lemon and perfumed with coriander. Adjust if required along with seasoning.
5. Roll into patties, coat in beaten egg and roll in breadcrumbs. Can even be double coated which gives a fantastic crunch.
6. Fry in oil until evenly golden brown.

Serve With Chilli Sauce and Green Salad.