Sushi Rolls for The Amateur

Easy Sushi, strictly non gourmet!!, here I have to take a minute to thank my good friend Veena Mathrani who showed me how easy sushi making was.

This recipe serves 6.
Ingredients:

1 Cucumber
1 Carrot
1 Can Tuna in Salt Water
5 Sheets Sushi Seaweed Paper
1 Cup Sushi Rice (alternately any short grain sticky rice will do)
1 Tube Wasabi
3 Tablespoons Vinegar
2 Teaspoon Sugar
2 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Cup Light Soya Sauce.

Bamboo Sushi Mat also required.

All the above ingredients are available at V.K. Stores Crawford Market, Godrej Natures Basket and Westside Gourmet if you happen to live in my home city Mumbai.

Method:

1. Slice the Cucumber and Carrot into fine long strips add 1 tablespoon of vineger, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and place in a glass bowl and let marinate for upto 1 hr prior.

2. Boil the Sushi Rice with 2 cups of water and allow to cool, to room temperature. Add 1 tablespoon vinegar , 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt to the rice and mix well.

3. Open the Tuna Can and place the sushi sheet on the bamboo mat (shiny side up), rub a 1cm long length of wasabi on the top of the sushi sheet from left to right with your finger. This will help seal the roll in the end.

4.Take some of the rice, a ball of roughly 3 inch in diameter , flatten and elongate it and place it at the bottom of the sheet( on the opposite side of the wasabi previously applied). Place the strips of cucumber and carrot in the center in a line. Place chunks of Tuna on top. Keep these ingredients in place with your finger tips and start rolling the sushi as shown in the picture. This takes a bit of practice but persist and it shall all be worth it!

5. Take a sharp knife and slice one inch rolls , serve with wasabi and light soya sauce.