Maldivian Recipes

Hanaakuri Havaadhu is a curry powder made with stove toasted spices.

Lonu Kandhi is a savoury and spicy porridge made from just a handful of ingredients you’d usually find in most Maldivian kitchens.

Boashi (banana blossom) Mas Huni is ideal for breakfast time; enjoy it with Maldivian flatbread roshi and a cup of hot black tea.

Enjoying masbaiy or tuna rice for lunch with some spicy rihaakuru is one of those very Dhivehi things that one can do.

Bambukeyo Bongara is a breadfruit curry made with roasted spices and Maldivian fish paste ‘rihaakuru’. 

Satani is like a chutney. It gives that extra crunch and oomph to classic Maldivian rice and curry meals.

Roosihaa Baiy is a traditional Maldivian rice dish that’s made with just a few ingredients: rice, coconut milk, water and salt.

A special chicken curry for special days; best enjoyed with rice.

A toasted coconut based spice mix that works well with vegetables like sponge gourd and snake gourd; it goes great with smoked tuna too.

A spicy tuna and potato filling is enclosed in a yummy pastry. Then it’s deep fried.