Tuna curry with Refried beans gravy

Now, I had to have a quick dinner ready and I didn't have the patience to prepare any elaborate vegetables. So the best option at such situations is canned things and the two dishes I am making today both make use of canned items and I am serving them with hot fluffy rice cooked in the rice cooker

Bachelor's Tuna Curry (Canned Tuna cooked with onions and tomatoes)

Canned Tuna Curry

Ingredients:

1. 2 cans of tuna packed in water, drained
2. 2 ripe medium sized tomatoes sliced
3. 1 medium small onion sliced
4. 2 tablespoons oil
5. 1 green chilly sliced
6. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, chilly powder, turmeric, coriander powder, ginger-garlic paste

In a pan heat the oil and fry the onions till tender. Add green chillies and ginger-garlic paste and fry for a minute. Add tomatoes and cook till they become pulpy. Add all the spices and stir to combine. Add fish and cover and simmer for 5 minutes. garnish with cilantro and serve

Refried Beans Gravy (Quick gravy with re-fried beans and spices)

Re-fried beans gravy

Ingredients:

1. 1 can refried beans
2. 1 tablespoon tomato paste
3. 2 teaspoons oil
4. 1/2-3/4 teaspoon salt
5. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin, mustard seeds, chilly powder, turmeric, coriander powder
6. 2 dried red chillies broken
7. few curry leaves
8. cilantro for garnishing

In a pan heat the oil and add the cumin and mustard seeds and fry for a minute. Add red chilies and curry leaves and fry till they start spluttering. Add tomato paste and all the other ingredients except refried beans and fry for a few minutes. Add refried beans and mash if there are too many whole beans. Add 2 cups water and bring to a boil. Gently boil for 10 minutes on medium low flame. Garnish with cilantro and serve with hot steamy rice