Mas RihaTuna Coconut Curry

Name: Mas Riha (Tuna Coconut Curry)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Maldives
Ingredients: 30 ml Coconut Oil; 120 g Onion (finely chopped); 15 g Garlic (crushed); 10 g Fresh Ginger (crushed); 6 g Turmeric Powder; 200 g Tomato (finely chopped); 15 g Green Chili (left whole); 8 g Curry Leaf (left whole); 500 g Tuna (cut into large chunks); 300 ml Water; 400 ml Coconut Milk; 10 g Salt; 20 ml Lime Juice

A home-style Maldivian fish curry in a coconut-based sauce scented with curry leaf, ginger, and turmeric. It is gently spiced, lightly tangy, and best eaten with rice or flatbread.

Prep

20m

Cook

30m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

496kcal

Calories

39g

Protein

33g

Fat

15g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

Before you start

Ingredients

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Curry

30ml
Coconut Oil
120g
Onion (finely chopped)
15g
Garlic (crushed)
10g
Fresh Ginger (crushed)
6g
Turmeric Powder
200g
Tomato (finely chopped)
15g
Green Chili (left whole)
8g
Curry Leaf (left whole)
500g
Tuna (cut into large chunks)
300ml
Water
400ml
Coconut Milk
10g
Salt
20ml
Lime Juice

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Method

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7 steps

01
Heat the coconut oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft.
02
Add the garlic, fresh ginger, turmeric powder, tomato, green chili, and curry leaf and cook until fragrant and the tomato softens.
03
Stir in the coconut milk and water and bring to a gentle simmer.
04
Add the tuna and salt.
05
Simmer gently until the tuna reaches 63°C (145°F), taking care not to boil the coconut milk hard.
06
Stir in the lime juice.
07
Serve hot.

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