Cuisine in Maldives

Mas Huni

Breakfast staple salad mixing tuna, coconut, onion, and chili.

• Main ingredients: Skipjack or tuna, Shredded coconut, Onion, Chili, Lime

Roshi

Thin flatbread made from whole wheat flour. Eaten with Mas Huni or curry.

• Main ingredients: Wheat flour, Coconut milk, Salt

Garudhiya

Clear fish soup made by boiling tuna.

• Main ingredients: Tuna, Rice, Onion, Salt, Lemon

Fihunu Roshi

Roll bread filled with spicy tuna curry.

• Main ingredients: Tuna, Wheat flour, Curry leaves, Spices

Bajiya

Samosa-style fried pastry filled with tuna and coconut.

• Main ingredients: Tuna, Coconut, Onion, Curry powder

Kerafu

Local layered rice dish with fish, coconut milk, and rice.

• Main ingredients: Fish, Rice, Coconut milk, Spices

Honey Banana Pancake

Sweet crepe made with island-grown bananas and honey.

• Main ingredients: Banana, Wheat flour, Eggs, Honey

Kulhi Dhiya

Rich dip made by melting dried fish and coconut.

• Main ingredients: Dried tuna, Coconut milk, Curry leaves

Maldivian Fish Curry

National dish of spicy tuna curry eaten with roshi or rice.

• Main ingredients: Tuna, Coconut milk, Tamarind, Spices

Tropical Fruit Salad

Assortment of tropical fruits befitting the Maldives fruit kingdom.

• Main ingredients: Mango, Papaya, Banana, Pineapple