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Maldivian Food

Banana fried rice

Fried rice of grated romalhos banana with cooked brown rice, onion and green chilli.

Fried rice served with banana.
Fried rice served with banana. Photo: Dhivya Bharathi Official / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Banana fried rice pairs grated romalhos banana with brown rice, onion and green chilli for a gently sweet, savoury rice. It is an easy way to use local bananas in an everyday meal.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup grated romalhos banana

  • 1 cup cooked brown rice (cooked without salt or oil)

  • 1 onion, finely chopped

  • 2 curry leaves

  • 2 green chillies, thinly sliced

  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 1 garlic clove, grated

  • A little salt

  • A little olive oil

Method

  1. Put a pan on the heat and add a little oil.

  2. When the oil is hot, add the onion, banana and chillies together.

  3. Stir with a spoon on low heat until the banana is browned.

  4. When it is browned, mix in all the remaining ingredients.

  5. When the flavour is right, take it off the heat.

Tips

  • Serve with a lightly spiced baked fish and ladies' fingers with dal curry.