Maldivian Food
Sultan biryani
Chicken and basmati are cooked in ghee with yogurt, turmeric, almonds and biryani spice.
Havadhulee rice
Basmati rice is fried with dried mushrooms, leek, baby corn, cucumber, green peas and soy sauce.
Scrambled egg rice
Beaten eggs are scrambled in butter with salt, then mixed with cooked rice for small children.
Chicken and pepper rice
Red rice cooked without salt or oil is fried with boneless chicken, bell pepper and soy sauce.
Octopus garudhiya
Chopped octopus is simmered again with onion, curry leaf, pandan, dried chilli and salt.
Dried-chilli octopus curry
Boiled octopus is cooked with dried chilli, onion, turmeric and a little salt.
Tuna roll
A cooked tin-fish mixture with onion, tomato and githeyo chilli is filled along hot dog buns.
Chilli paste
Dried chillies, hard dried fish, soy sauce and sugar are cooked into a chilli paste kept for many days.
Chilli fish
Egg-coated fresh fish is fried, then tossed with capsicum, dried chilli, chilli sauce and tomato sauce.
Vegetable saucy fish
Fresh fish is fried with pineapple, peppers and onion, then finished with chilli-garlic sauce and tomato sauce.
Tuna fried rice
A Dhifoods tuna fried rice with basmati rice, reef-fish fillet, egg, cabbage, carrot, and soy sauce.
Nasi goreng
A Dhifoods nasi goreng of basmati rice, chicken, sausage, skipjack, prawns, soy sauce, and oyster sauce.
Seafood biryani
A Dhifoods seafood biryani with prawns, white fish, cuttlefish, dates, and cooked rice.
Chicken bajia
A Dhifoods chicken bajia with green chilies, ginger, flour, and spices, fried or baked.
Faroshi bokibaa
A Dhifoods faroshi bokibaa kneaded with sugar, eggs, wheat flour, cold water, and coconut milk.
Skipjack tuna rolls
Dhifoods skipjack tuna rolls wrapped in thin flatbread, coated with egg and faroshi.
Fish kebab
A Dhifoods fish kebab of reef fish or soft fish, rice or grated coconut, chilies, and coconut.
Rihaakuru bokibaa
A Dhifoods rihaakuru bokibaa mixed for 15 minutes with rice, coconut, chilies, lime, and onion.
Eggplant bokibaa
A Dhifoods eggplant bokibaa made with gabulhi coconut, sugar, wheat flour, and cold water.
Chicken soup
A Dhifoods chicken soup with ginger, leeks, cardamom, soy sauce, and cooked noodles.
Potato soup
A Dhifoods potato soup of potatoes, milk, onion, and olive oil, cooked for 10 minutes and enough for 2 people.
Ice cream biscuit pudding
Dhifoods pudding of Marie biscuits soaked in condensed milk and topped with 400 g chocolate ice cream.
Fruit and nut muffins
Dhifoods muffins of mixed fruit, nuts, and self-raising flour, baked at 190 degrees Celsius.
Cassava cake
Dhifoods cassava cake beaten from 6 eggs, 1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, and 2 tablespoons condensed milk.
Kandoo bokibaa
Dhifoods bokibaa of boiled kandoo mangrove fruit, tuna, wheat flour, onion, and githeyo chili, baked in the oven.
White chocolate and pear cake
Dhifoods cake of 70 grams white chocolate and 75 grams butter, finished with 450 g pear juice.
Fresh fish rice
Dhifoods fresh fish rice of 3 cups brown rice with 300 g reef fish, pandan, cinnamon, and cardamom.
Passion fruit leaf and fish rice
Dhifoods rice of passion fruit leaves and reef fish stirred into brown rice cooked without salt or oil.
Banana fried rice
Dhifoods banana fried rice of grated romalhos banana with cooked brown rice, onion, and green chili.
Sweet corn and chicken rice
Dhifoods fried rice of cooked brown rice with sweet corn, boneless chicken, onion, garlic, and green chili.
Havadhulee rice with baby corn
Basmati mixed rice with dried mushrooms, baby corn, green beans, leek and soy sauce.
Chicken gizzard noodles
Cooked noodles fried with boiled chicken gizzard, onion, egg and scotch bonnet.
Chauchau noodles
Stir-fried noodles with boneless chicken, egg, soy sauce and mixed vegetables.
Fried tomato pasta
Boiled pasta fried with tomatoes, minced chicken, peeled tomatoes and basil.
Chicken pasta
Cooked pasta with chopped chicken, mushrooms, tomato and red pepper.
Beef pasta
Pasta with minced beef, tomato ketchup, green pepper, vinegar and olive oil.
Corned beef tomato pasta
Cooked pasta tossed with a can of corned beef, chopped tomato, onion and capsicum.
Noodles with grilled fish
Cooked noodles with vegetables, topped with fish fillets fried on both sides.
Cumin onion rice
Basmati rice cooked with coconut milk, dry-roasted cumin, onion and pandan leaves.
Sweet and sour fish, from the Dhifoods kitchen
Fried reef fish with onion, capsicum, pineapple, chilli-garlic sauce and tomato sauce.