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Maldivian Food

Fried tomato pasta

Boiled pasta fried with tomatoes, minced chicken, peeled tomatoes and basil.

Spaghetti with tomato sauce.
Spaghetti with tomato sauce. Photo: HaJunkiyada / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Boiled pasta fried with fresh and peeled tomatoes, minced chicken, onion and green chilli, with garlic, ginger and a touch of basil. A light pasta full of tomato flavour.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups pasta, boiled in water

  • 5 tomatoes, cut into long thin strips

  • 1 cup minced chicken

  • 1/2 teaspoon ajinomoto

  • 2 onions, finely chopped

  • 1 green chilli, finely chopped

  • 3 garlic cloves, grated

  • 1 teaspoon ginger, grated

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 1 cup peeled tomatoes

  • 1/5 teaspoon basil

  • A pinch of salt

Method

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

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

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

  4. When they are cooked through, mix in the pasta.