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Light and filling, tuna kebab is a balanced meal on its own, writes
Pushpesh Pant
WITH Tuna, for us, it was love at first sight. We ordered on a whim a tuna sandwich at that seductive eatery called the Cellar in the basement of the Regal building in Connaught Place in the mid-1960s and were bowled over by the ‘sight and taste’.
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When
we saw Old man and the Sea, we believed it was a huge tuna that
Spencer Tracy had landed. It was much later that we became wise to the
nutritional aspects of the lady from the sea. Small cans filled with
tuna fished in Lakshadweep have always cast an irresistible spell on
us. We can’t help picking a tin or two every time we step into the
food mart. We were delighted to encounter a filling yet light tuna
salad at a Japanese eatery recently but other members of the family
accompanying us found it bland. This was the provocation for
interfering with natural flavours and enhancing tuna’s allure with
embellishments. The result was tuna kebab that turns out happily to be
a reasonably balanced meal on its own. It has protein, ‘carbs’ in
welcome small quantities, omega oils and salt. Serve it with a green
salad and a small bowlful of raita and the vitamins and dairy
portions are taken care of. Sure beats the much-touted Thai fish
cakes.