Maldivian Food

Maldive Fish Sambol
This is a typical accompaniment to the mutton biriyani during the Eid-ul-Fitr festival.
Ingredients
1. 150 g Maldive Fish, chopped into small pieces
2. 20 - 25 red onions, finely sliced
3. Oil for deep frying
4. 1 tbsp, chili powder
5. 1 tsp salt
6. 1 lime

1. Deep fry the Maldive fish. Drain on kitchen paper.
2. Deep fry onions in batches. Remove from oil as the onion turns golden or it will burn. Drain on kitchen paper.
3. Mix the fried ingredients and then add the rest of the ingredients. Taste and adjust chili, salt and lime accordingly.

Fried Chicken
This is a typical accompaniment to the mutton biriyani during the Eid-ul-Fitr festival.
Ingredients
1. 1 whole chicken
2. 3 tbsp tamarind
3. ¼ tsp turmeric powder
4. 1 tbsp chili powder
5. 1 tbsp freshly ground black pepper

6. Oil for frying Serves 4 - 6

1. Mix chicken with all ingredients and par-boil.
2. Heat the oil and deep fry.

Red Rice Soup
Red Rice Soup (or congee) is a staple of Ramadan. This is made everyday for breaking the fast - usually not plain, but with beef or chicken added.
Ingredients
1. ¾ tin red rice
2. 3 - 4 pods garlic
3. 1 ½" cinnamon stick
4. ½" ginger root, chopped
5. ¼ tsp dill seeds
6. 5 - 7 curry leaves
7. 2" pandan leaf
8. 3 cups water
9. 2 cups thick coconut milk
10. Salt to taste
Serves 6

1. Boil rice, garlic, cinnamon, ginger, dill seeds, curry leaves and pandan leaf with 3 cups of water.
2. When rice is boiled, mash it with a wooden spoon.
3. Add the coconut milk and salt and bring to boil again. If too thick, then add a little diluted coconut milk. Remove from fire before kanji over-boils.

Note: 1 Tin is a general measure used by Sri Lankans. This holds 250 g of grain.
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ibu's Smoothie Mocktail

Banana Turmix with Honey

Ingredients

• 1 banana
• 2 tbsp. honey
• 400 ml milk

Method

• 1. Put all the ingredients in a blender and it's done!
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• Banana-Date Energy Drink 

  

   

  Ingredients

  • 2 banana
  • 6 seedles dried dates
  • 300 ml milk
  • ----- cinnamom

Method

• Put everything in you blender and blend it until it's smooth. Pour the drink in glasses and garnish with some cinnamon as you like it.
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• Wake-me Up-before-you-go-go 

  

   

  Ingredients

  • 240mls mineral water
  • 2 big handfuls cranberries
  • 3 oranges
  • ½ pineapple juiced
  • 4-6 crushed ice cubes 

Method

• Juice the fruit, pour into 2 glasses and top up with the mineral water and crushed ice.
  great for energy /detox/ immunity/ digestion/ skin or just a killer hang-over!

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My Fruit Smoothie

MY DAY SPECIAL

Ingredients

• 1 piece banana
• 200g fresh berries (ie: raspberries strawberries logan berries tay berries blueberries)
• 200ml orange juice - or vary with full-fat milk apple juice pineapple juice

Method

• 1) Peel the banana and break into pieces, put into a blender (or bowl, if you have a hand-held blender).
  
  2) Add the berries and juice (or milk), and blend until smooth.
  
  3) Add more juice to make the desired consistency - some prefer it thicker than others.
  
  4) Enjoy!
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Super ibu's Mocktail 

 

Ingredients

• 75g fresh raspberries
• 2 tsp freshly squeezed lime juice
•  Chilled bottlegreen Pomegranate & Elderflower Pressé

Method

1. Press the raspberries through a sieve to make a puree.
2. Discard the seeds.
3. Add the lime juice and then pour into a large glass.
4. Pour in the bottlegreen Pomegranate Pressé and serve.

Avocado Milkshake 

Ingredients

• 1 ripe avocado
• litre cold milk
• 5 tablespoons sugar

Method

• Take 1 ripe avocado, peel,remove the stone. Cut roughly and put in the blender.Add half a litre of cold milk and about five tablespoons of sugar. Blend them all together for about three minutes or until smooth. The mixture should be quite thick but still drinkable. Use more milk if needed and check the amount of sugar. This drink needs to be quite sweet. Refrigerate if necessary. Pour into a tall glass and drink with a straw. If you want a really cold milkshake, add some ice and blend before serving.

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Newsweek Hails President Nasheed Among “World's Ten Best Leaders”

Newsweek magazine has fêted President Mohamed Nasheed as one of the “world's ten best leaders.”
In this week's edition of the magazine, President Nasheed is ranked 2nd in a list of “ten leaders [who] have managed to win serious respect.”
Newsweek lauds the President a “green guru” and a “hero among environmentalists” for his efforts to prod the world into action against climate change, which threatens the Maldives and other vulnerable nations.
“In the run-up to last year's United Nations climate-change meeting, Nasheed attracted global attention by hosting a cabinet meeting underwater. In Copenhagen, he shamed rich governments by pledging to make the Maldives the world's first carbon-neutral nation,” reads the Newsweek article.
“Al Gore likes to quote him on the human cost of climate change. And in April, the U.N. elected him one of six '2010 Champions of the Earth,'” Newsweek continues.
The online version of the magazine includes a video of the President's address to the United Nations General Assembly last year, in which he calls on fellow heads of state to drastically curb greenhouse gas emissions, which cause global warming.
Britain's new Prime Minister, David Cameron, tops the list of best world leaders. Newsweek also names President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, President Lula da Silva of Brazil and President Lee of South Korea in its roll of honour.
Newsweek, which sells over 1.5 million copies every week, is one of world's most popular political magazines. In 2009, President Nasheed was named a “Hero of the Environment” by Time magazine, Newsweek's main competitor.
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