This is a popular dish to break the fast. The bland rice porridge goes well with the spicy tuna and coconut sambal. For the sambal I have used sun dried tuna or muguri mas to get that crunchy texture. The contrast of flavours from the fiery chilli, to the crunchy texture of the dried tuna,…
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Coconut and Red Dragon Fruit Jelly Hearts
This is a simple but impressive dessert to make. For sure your family and friends will be so impressed when you hand one of these jelly hearts. Dragon fruit is delicious and nutritious too, so all the more reasons to enjoy it! The colour of the red dragonfruit looks amazing. It goes well with the…
Creamy Coconutty Rice Pudding and Crepes (Kiru and Folhi)
Happy Ramadan! This creamy coconutty rice pudding is a Ramadan favourite I remember my mom making a big pot of this pudding and serving it with crepes for the first day of Ramadan. I love to dip my crepes in the pudding. So the tradition still continues, and in memory of my beloved mom, I…
Coconut and Mint Sambal
This is a spicy coconut sambal, that goes well with the dhal rice and potato curry. Omit the chillies if you like it less spicy. If you cannot find Maldivian smoked tuna, substitute with a drop of fish sauce or leave it out. Ingredients 4 tablespoon desiccated coconut 28g onion chopped 1 clove garlic 1…
Green Coconut Milk Cake (Fehi Boakibaa)
This is one of my old time favourite Maldivian desserts that I love making. I often make it for birthdays and afternoon tea times. I have made it so many times that it’s sometimes called Nattu’s Green Boakibaa. No birthday party will be complete without my favourite Green Boakibaa. We Maldivians love our tea time. Tea…
