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Maldivian Food

Tuna fried rice

Tuna fried rice made with basmati rice, tinned tuna, egg, cabbage, carrot and soy sauce.

Fried rice with tuna.
Fried rice with tuna. Photo: Bawani Sri Jayaveeran / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

This tuna fried rice turns cooked basmati rice, tinned tuna, egg and a few vegetables into a quick, comforting meal. A splash of soy sauce gives it a light golden-brown colour.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked rice (basmati)

  • 1 onion (very finely chopped)

  • 1 teaspoon garlic and ginger (crushed)

  • 2 eggs

  • 1/3 teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 1/2 cup cabbage (finely chopped)

  • 1/2 cup carrot (grated)

  • 1/2 teaspoon Ajinomoto

  • 1/3 tin of tuna fillets

  • 1 teaspoon githeyo chilli (finely chopped)

  • Salt to taste

  • A little oil

  • Soy sauce, enough to give a light brown colour

Method

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

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

  3. When they soften slightly, beat the eggs and add them.

  4. When the eggs have scrambled into small pieces and fried, add the remaining ingredients one at a time, except the rice.

  5. When everything is combined, add the rice and mix well.

  6. Put it on a plate and serve.