
Pasta & rice
Mas kuli bis (fish ball rice)
Fragrant rice served with small spiced tuna balls flavoured with onion and coconut. A typical Maldivian dish, tasty and easy to share.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Boulettes
Riz
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
569 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 26.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 65.1 g
- of which sugars
- 3.6 g
- Fat
- 21.5 g
- of which saturated fat
- 9.5 g
- Fiber
- 3.7 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Rinse the rice, then cook it in salted water with the sliced onion and the cumin, 15 minutes covered over low heat.
- Flake the tuna and mix it with the chopped onion, the sliced chilli, the coconut, the ginger, the turmeric and the lime juice.
- Add the beaten egg and the flour, season with salt and pepper, then shape small balls with your hands.
- Fry the balls in hot oil in a pan for 4 to 5 minutes, turning them over.
- Let the rice rest off the heat for 5 minutes, then fluff it with a fork.
- Serve the rice with the very hot tuna balls on top.
Variations and tips
Baked balls. Place the balls on a tray and bake for 15 minutes at 200 °C for a less oily version.
More ideas
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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