 Gulha snacks from Maldives.Hanḍū gulha | |
| Type | Snack food |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Maldives |
| Region or state | South Asia |
| Serving temperature | Preferably freshly-prepared along with hottea[1] |
| Main ingredients | Flour,tuna and grated coconut |
| Variations | Made withwheat flour or withrice flour dough |
Gulha (Dhivehi:ގުޅަ; pronounced[guɭa]) is a typical and popularMaldiviansnack food.
Gulha are small ball-shaped dumplings that are stuffed with a mixture oftuna, finely choppedonion, gratedcoconut, andchili.[2] Depending on the cook,turmeric,lime juice ginger and choppedcurry leaves are added to the mixture. Once ready, thegulha aredeep-fried.[3]
Gulha can be made withwheat flour orrice flour dough. The rice-flourgulha are usually smaller, harder and more crunchy. The size ofgulha may vary from the large ones that are slightly larger than the size of aping-pong ball to the smallest which are about the size ofmarbles.This snack was traditionally eaten with sweetened hottea and sometimes also together with other short eats.[1]
The fish used traditionally for stuffinggulha was commonlyMaldives fish (Dhivehi:ވަޅޯމަސް,romanized: valhoamas), but nowadays many Maldivians usecanned tuna.[1] Alternatively, gulha may be oven-baked instead of deep-fried.
