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Bodi mas halwa (sweet rice with tuna)

Sticky, sweet rice made with palm sugar, enriched with dried tuna and coconut. A traditional Maldivian preparation, usually served for festivals and special occasions.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Halwa

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Nutrition facts

1,181 kcal per serving

Protein
22.5 g
Carbohydrates
155.3 g
of which sugars
75.1 g
Fat
50.3 g
of which saturated fat
31.1 g
Fiber
8.1 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Soak the rice for 1 hour, then drain it and roughly blend it to a coarse semolina.
  2. Cook the semolina in the water over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring, until you get a thick porridge.
  3. Add the palm sugar and cardamom and stir until fully dissolved.
  4. Stir in the coconut and keep stirring for 10 to 15 minutes, until the mixture pulls away from the sides.
  5. In a pan, fry the flaked dried tuna in the oil for 3 minutes.
  6. Mix the tuna into the halwa, pour into an oiled mold and let cool before cutting.

Variations and tips

Version without tuna. Leave out the dried tuna for a purely sweet version flavored with coconut.

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