# The best Maldivian dishes

Garudhiya, mas huni, gulha and mas riha: a cuisine of tuna, coconut and chili.

- 88 votes · 15 items
- Jul 25, 2020 · Ankit Desai
- https://even.best/en/l/3554/the-best-maldivian-dishes

## Top 15

1. **Kandu kukulhu** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — Spiced tuna fillets rolled and cooked in coconut milk.
2. **Mas huni** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Breakfast of shredded tuna, grated coconut and onion.
3. **Gulha** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Fried balls filled with tuna, coconut and chili.
4. **Mas riha** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Fresh tuna curry, the most important curry.
5. **Garudhiya** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — Clear tuna broth, the national dish.
6. **Kukulhu riha** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Maldivian chicken curry.
7. **Masroshi** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Fried stuffed dough with tuna, coconut, onion and ginger.
8. **Miruhulee boava** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Octopus braised with curry leaves, chili and garlic.
9. **Huni roshi** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Coconut flatbread for breakfast.
10. **Baipen** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Maldivian rice congee.
11. **Bis riha** (-1 · ▲2 ▼3) — Egg curry.
12. **Maskurolhi** (-1 · ▲2 ▼3) — Tuna and coconut chutney eaten with congee.
13. **Kashikeyo** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Screwpine fruit, eaten alone or in cooking.
14. **Rihaakuru** (-2 · ▲1 ▼3) — Thick dark tuna paste eaten almost daily.
15. **Valhoamas** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — Maldives fish: cured smoked tuna.

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