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Maldivian Food

Chicken gizzard noodles

Cooked noodles fried with boiled chicken gizzard, onion, egg and scotch bonnet.

Noodles cooked with chicken gizzards.
Noodles cooked with chicken gizzards. Photo: pelican from Tokyo, Japan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

These noodles are tossed with boiled chicken gizzard, onion, egg and a little scotch bonnet for heat. It is a quick, hearty way to turn cooked noodles into a full meal.

Ingredients

  • 2 packets of noodles, cooked

  • 2 cups chicken gizzard, finely chopped and boiled in water

  • 2 onions, finely chopped

  • 1 piece of scotch bonnet chilli, chopped

  • 2 garlic cloves, grated

  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger, grated

  • 1/3 teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 2 eggs

  • A little salt

Method

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

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

  3. When the onion is soft, add all the remaining ingredients except the noodles.

  4. When they are fried, add the noodles and mix well.