Southern Curry · Coconut Tuna
Addu Reha
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Even the aromatics set this curry apart — Addu cooks simmer whole cardamom pods, cloves and cinnamon into the coconut-milk base, a spicing more associated with South Asian kitchens than the chili-and-curry-leaf profile found on islands further north.
Tuna is simmered in coconut milk with Havaadhu paste, whole cardamom, cloves and cinnamon into a rich, fragrant curry. It's a staple of Addu's family meals, ladled over rice or scooped up with theleli folhi.
Why it's made this way: The whole-spice profile reflects Addu's documented history as a trading and navigation hub with closer historic links to South Asian spice routes than islands elsewhere in the Maldives.
Roughly what's in it
320kcal
24gprotein
8gcarbs
20gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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