Tomato Paste Fried Rice with Dried Tuna Chips

This is a very simple recipe that requires only a few ingredients from the pantry. It's a blend of tomato paste and dried tuna chips with cooked rice and a few other typical Maldivian spices. I used normal big grain rice, but really any rice would do. So next time you’re in the mood for a “hikimas” (dried tuna) dish, whip up some of this! It is quick, easy to make and tastes absolutely delicious!

Ingredients:

1 big onion (sliced)

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

12 curry leafs

4 dry chilly (cut into pieces)

200 grms dried tuna chips

4 tbs tomato paste

1 tbs dark soy sauce

½ tsp pepper powder

1 tsp lonumirus curry powder

4 cups cooked rice

Salt

¼ cup vegetable oil

Method:

1_ In a sauce pan or wok heat oil and add onion, ginger garlic paste, curry leafs, dry chilly and sauté until light brown.

2_ Now add dry tuna chips sauté for few minutes, add tomato paste, dark soy, lonumirus curry powder and sauté again until everything is mixed.

3_ Add rice, pepper powder mix well, season with salt and serve…………….. enjoy!