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Riha fanoo (curry served with rice bread)

A meat or fish curry served with a flat, soft rice bread called fanoo. It is an everyday Maldivian meal, where you dip the bread into a fragrant, spiced sauce.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Pain de riz (fanoo)

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Instructions

  1. Make the fanoo dough by mixing the rice flour, salt and lukewarm water until you get a soft dough, then let it rest for 15 minutes.
  2. Cut the meat into pieces and the potatoes into cubes, thinly slice the onions and crush the garlic.
  3. Sauté the onions and garlic in the oil for 5 minutes, then add the curry powder, turmeric and garam masala.
  4. Add the meat and brown it for 5 minutes, then pour in the water, add the potatoes and simmer for 25 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, spread small rounds of rice dough and cook them dry in a hot pan for 2 minutes per side.
  6. Serve the hot curry with the rice breads for dipping.

Variations and tips

With fish. Replace the meat with chunks of tuna, reducing the cooking time to 10 minutes.

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