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Hakuru riha (bonito curry)

Hakuru riha is a curry made with smoked dried bonito, cooked with onions, turmeric and lime. Bonito, a symbol of Maldivian cuisine, gives the dish a deep, slightly smoky flavour.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Thinly slice the onions, crush the garlic and cut the chillies into thin rounds. Grate the lime zest, then squeeze the lime.
  2. If the bonito is in hard pieces, soak it for 10 minutes in lukewarm water to soften it, then flake it.
  3. Heat the oil and fry the onions for 5 minutes until they turn translucent.
  4. Add the garlic, chillies and turmeric, then the flaked bonito. Fry for 3 minutes.
  5. Pour in the water, cover and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes until the sauce has reduced slightly.
  6. Off the heat, add the lime juice and zest, adjust the salt and serve with white rice.

Variations and tips

With what you can find here. Replace the dried bonito with well-drained smoked tuna from a tin, or with ready-made bonito flakes sold in Asian grocery stores.

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