Huni Roshi
Ingredients(seves 4 -5) (MAIN DISH) 3 cup Flour 1 cup grated Coconut 30 ml oil 300 ml Water Salt to taste 50 gm Flour, for dusting Method - Sieve and season the flour. -Knead a soft dough with flour, grated coconut, oil and water. -Divide the dough into 6-7 balls and roll out with a roller pin on a flour dusted surface to 4 mm thickn circles. -Cook the rolled out Roshi in a medium heated pan. -serve hot with Mas Huni.(for recipe see below)
Mas Huni
Ingredients (4 servings) (main dish) 2 can Tuna 1 Onion (thinly sliced ) 4 green chillies chopped 1 lime Salt to season Method - Crush the onion and chili with lime juice and salt. -Add in coconut and tuna and crush them well. -Adjust seasoning.
-enjoy with huni roshi(recipe bove)
Gulha
SHORT EATS
Ingredients
1 smoked fish or 2 can tuna
1 cup grated coconut
1 inch piece of ginger
3 chillies
2 onion
2 curry leaves
1 lemon
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 cup flouroil for frying
salt
Method
-if using smoked fish clean and cut into small pieces.
-chop onion,chillies,ginger and curry leaves into pieces aswell.
-mix all the ingredients except grated coconut and flour
-when mixed well shape them to small balls and keep it aside.
-now make the dough with remaining grated coconut.
-take the dough,make small pieces,flattened out anf fill it with the mix and shape them into balls.
-deep fry in hot oil until golden brown in colour.
-remove,drain the excess oil and place neatly on a seving plate.
-serve hot.
Lonumirus
SIDE DISHvery spicy!!Ingredients (12 servings )
16 dried red chillies4 pcs of coconut1 garlic1tsp cummin1 onion2 curry leaves4 pcs of green mango(if available)1/2 tsp black pepper salt to taste
Method
-Grind all the ingredients together until a rough paste formed.-If mango not available,some lemon juice maybe added.-Enjoy with garudhiya (see below for recipe) and rice.
Steamed Rice
Rice is the staple diet in Maldives.Goes with anything.
MAIN DISH
Ingredients (6 servings )
2 cups grain ricewater1 tsp salt-Wash rice well .-Place rice in pan and add sufficent water to come 3cms above surface of rice.(this applies to any quantity of rice)-Stir in salt.-Bring to a boil.Boil uncovered until water begins to evaporate and steam holes appear in the rice.-Turn heat as low as possible,cover pan tightly.-Cook gently for 15 minutes or until tender.-Remove from heat,stand for 5 minutes,uncover.
Garudhiya
MAIN COURSE
Ingredients500gm tuna fish1.5 litres watersalt to taste-Cut tuna into serving size pieces.-Place tuna in a large pot,add water and salt to taste.-Boil until fish is cooked.-Remove skim from top time to time.-Serve hot with rice,lemon onion,chilli.-To add some spice eat with Lonumirus (for recipe see above)
Cutlets
SHORT EATS
Ingredients (12 servings) 2 cans Tuna 2 Onions 250 g Potato (mashed) 1 Garlic Clove 1 tsp Pepper Salt to season Oil for deep-frying
200 g Breadcrumbs 2 Eggs Method - crush the onion, garlic and chilli with salt. - add in the lime and mix in well. -add in the mashed potato, tuna and pepper. -mix the ingredients well. -Divide the mixture to small size balls. -beat the eggs, and mix with some salt and pepper. -add the cutlet balls into the egg mixture and then to the bread crumbs. - deep fry until golden brown. -drain on kitchen paper. -serve hot.
Chicken Mussamma (curry)
Ingredients (7 servings) 1 Chicken cut into 16 pieces 3 Onion (medium size) 4 Garlic Cloves 2 Curry Leaves 2 ramp Leaf (if available) 50ml Oil 100g Coriander Curry Powder 50 g Raisin 100 ml Coconut milk (thin) 50 ml Coconut milk (thick) Salt to season Strips of Palm leaf or any type of leaf to tie the chicken.
Method -Fry the onion, garlic, ramp leaf and curry leaves until the onions are golden brown. -Add in the curry powder, sugar, raisins,half of the thin coconut milk and cook for few minutes. -Slice the chicken pieces and tie with the thin strip of leaves -mix with some of the curry paste. - Add in the rolled chicken pieces together with the rest of the curry paste and coconut milk and salt to season. -cook the chicken covered in low heat. Stir to avoid checken pieces sticking to the pan. -Add in the thick coconut milk. -Adjust seasoning and remove from heat.
Mas Baiy (tuna rice)
Main Dish
Ingredients (4 servings)450 g Rice250 g Tuna5 Onions3 Garlic Clove8 Cherry Pepper1 tsp Black Pepper (whole)2 pcs Cinnamons5 Cardamoms½ tsp Turmeric Powder2 Curry Leaves12 Rampe Leaf (if available)6 tsp oil1 ltr Coconut Milk1 ½ ltr WaterSalt to seasonMethod-Fry the onions, garlic, curry leaves, rampe leaf in oil until onion is soft and browned.-Add in the cardamon, cinnamon, and the tuna and mix well.-When the onions are golden brown add rice and fry .-Add the coconut milk, water, turmeric powder and salt, and bring to a boil.-When boiled reduce the heat, cover the top of the pot.-Simmer until water has evaporated.- Stir the rice after 10 minutes from removal from heat.