Maldivian Recipes

While mashuni can be made with a lot of things like moringa pods, pumpkin and eggplants, here we have the recipe for making it potatoes.

Mas huni is a beloved Maldivian breakfast dish that’s served with Maldivian flatbread roshi. This version is made with collard greens.

Breadfruit is cooked with turmeric and coconut milk and the resultant mixture is creamy, mild and delicious.

Kiru Folhi is a crepe made with coconut milk. Enjoy it with a spicy curry.

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.