How’s your Ramadan preparation going? As part of my Ramadan prep, here are some of the things I make in advance. Garlic paste: Place about 3-4 heads of garlic, (or how much you need) separated into cloves, in a bowl. Pour boiling water over it, keep for a minute or two, then it’s easier to…
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Spicy Maldivian Fish Cake with Couscous (Couscous Boakibaa)
Happy Ramadan. In the spirit of Ramadan I am sharing my fish cake recipe with couscous. Traditionally Maldivian fish cake or boakibaa is used with ground rice or nowadays using rice flour. However, for a change why not try with couscous, since couscous is readily available. It’s the easiest fish cake to make, just mix…
Maldivian-style Rice Porridge with Tuna and Coconut Sambal (Baiypen and MasKurolhi)
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,…
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…
