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Maldivian Food

Dried-chilli octopus curry

Boiled octopus is cooked with dried chilli, onion, turmeric and a little salt.

A bowl of octopus curry with dried chilli.
A bowl of octopus curry with dried chilli. Photo: Guiferna / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Dried-chilli octopus curry is a simple dish of boiled octopus cooked with onion, dried chilli and turmeric. It comes together in one pan.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups boiled and chopped octopus

  • 4 dried chillies, chopped

  • 2 onions, finely chopped

  • 1/3 teaspoon turmeric

  • A little salt

Method

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

  2. When the oil is hot, add the onion.

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

  4. When it is cooked, take it off the heat.