Maskurolhi

Maskurolhi

This is one dish you can never get bored of. its so tasty that u keep on wanting more. As the name of the dish Mas means fish, hence,the main ingredient is fish. Dried tuna is commonly used in all household cookings in Maldives, and people cant go without it. I am not sure the whole process of drying fish, but will clarify from someone and have a post on it later. Its like a side dish, something like a sambal. Its easy and simple to make. At home, everyone loves it. its super super yummy. Have a look at the process.

Ingredients

1 kiba (about 300g)  dried tuna fish
1 onion
1 dried red chilli
6 Bilamagu
1/2 Green mango
1 /2 coconut
1/2 Red Chilli
1 Garlic
Curry leaves
Salt

How to Make

Remove the coconut in chunks from the shell
Cut the onion in cubes
Coarsely grind the dried tuna fish
Mix all the ingredients together in a food processor and its done

Note- I have used the Bilamagu as we have a tree at home, but can substitute with lime

It can be served with rice, roti, the best one is 'Baipen', which is porridge (made from rice)

Banbukeyo Bon'gara

Banbukeyo Bon'gara (Breadfruit Stew !!)..This is the name of todays dish, i am not sure its the real name, at least thats what my mom says it is and mom knows best :D. There are a lot of traditional dishes made from breadfruit. This Bon'gara creates a thick consistency from the breadfruit which gives a delicious taste. The version created is not spicy , but can adjust the spicy according to your preference. People enjoy this with some spiciness and it goes well with hardened buns (Faaroshi). Just break faaroshi and put some stew on top..and then you are floating hehe,..My tummy is bulging after eating two bowls of this ..Lets try it @@

Ingredients

1/2 a breadfruit (cut into 1 inch pieces and boiled)
small bowl of fish (cut into 1 inch pieces, it can be raw or dried fish)
1 onion
1 tbsp Chilli Powder (lonumirus havaadhu)
2 Garlic
1 inch ginger
Curry leaves
Thick coconut cream (normally its first taken from the scraped coconut squeeze)
Thin coconut cream (about 2 cups, and this is the watery squeeze)

How to Make

Mix the ingredients for the chilli paste, garlic, ginger, curry leaves, half an onion, chilli powder.

Saute some onions in oil, add some curry leaves, add the chilli paste and fish, cook for few mins

Mix in the thin coconut cream and finally add the breadfruit and salt to taste.

Once it is boiling add thick coconut cream. now the mixture should be thick from the breadfruit.

Serve with bread, roti or faaroshi and forget about dieting!!! :D :D

Fihunumas (BBQ fish)

Today's recipe is all time Maldivian favourite fihunumas or BBQ fish. The fish (Giulhu) was caught by someone at home wen they went for night fishing.It is known for the unique way that it is BBQ. Locals use the scraped dried coconut shell to BBQ fish. The shells (at least 1/2 a sack) is poured inside the BBQ stand and lit, can use kerosine to ignite the fire. once it is burnt properly and the fire is out, it is ready for BBQ. on and off we have BBQ inside our house and invite our frens and relatives. My husband is skillful in BBQing, since he is not home, it was prepared in the oven.Hope you all enjoy it!!

Marinate paste

2 Garlic
1 inch ginger
curry leaves
Onion
2 tbsp Lonumirus havaadhu (chilli powder)
1tbsp vinegar
salt to taste

How to make

Mix the paste ingredients and rub it on the fish and keep it for an hour before BBQ

Drop it on the grill

Turn sides as baked

Serve it with roti or even rice or just eat as it is :)

Friday special

Hello everyone,

Its friday, and normally its the day i get to sleep in..its also the day i get to make something special for my family. Friday special normally starts with something chicken. Today im making chilli chicken, but with a maldivian spin to it. Here goes!! Enjoy :)

Kulhi Kukulhu (Chilli chicken)

900 g chicken
1 onion (sliced)
1 capsicum chopped
2 Garlic
1 inch ginger
curry leaves
2 tsp chilli powder (lonumirus havaadhu)
2 tsp curry powder
1 small can tomato paste
1 tbsp soya sauce
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/3 cup chilli sauce
salt
1 tbsp vinegar

How to make

Make a paste of chilli paste with garlic, ginger, chilli powder and set aside

Mix salt and vinegar to the chicken pieces and keep aside

Add 2 tbsp oil in a sauce pan and when warmed, add onion and curry leaves saute for few mins

Next add the capscicum tomato paste, soya sauce, and the chilli paste prepared and finally add the marinated chicken to the mix

let it cook for 10 mins in high heat until the chicken is properly cooked.

Serve with fried rice

Bis Riha

Bis Riha (Egg Curry)

 

Ingredients
5 eggs (hard boiled)
1/2 kg fish
3 Garlic (paste)
1 inch Ginger (paste)
1 small onion (sliced thin)
curry leaves
Ranbaa leaves
coconut cream
2 tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp chilli powder (lonumirus havaadhu)
oil
salt


How to Make

Saute the onion in oil, add curry leaves, ranbaa leaves, and ginger and garlic paste in the pan
mix everything together and add fish

Add thin coconut cream as desired and lastly boiled eggs, cook until boiling and add thick coconut cream to finish off

Serve with Roti or chapathis

Welcome to MeeruDhivehiCuisines

Assalaamualaikum & Welcome to my blogspot on MeeruDhivehiCuisines.

No doubt, Maldives have a rich heritage of numerous types of food, both sweet and savoury dishes.  I have always loved the tastes of traditional dishes. I have been really lucky to live & experience this type of cooking throughout my upbringing. My inspiration has been my parents, both great cooks of traditional Maldivian Cuisines.
I am not a cook by profession, but very deeply passionate about cooking. I always try and experiment various recipes. The point of this blog is to live up the the deep rooted traditional cooking which is slowly diminishing by generation. I want to inspire and share the beautiful Dhivehi Cuisines with food lovers, modern cooks and other aspiring cooks.
Insha allah, i will try and publish one recipe per week. Please share your comments and any ideas to this blog.Thanks!!