 Mas huni withroshi (flatbread) | |
| Type | Breakfast dish |
|---|---|
| Course | Main Course |
| Place of origin | Maldives |
| Region or state | South Asia |
| Serving temperature | With freshly bakedroshi[1] |
| Main ingredients | Tuna and grated coconut |
| Variations | Baraboa (Pumpkin) mas huni, Fai mas huni, Valhoa mas huni |
Mas huni (Dhivehi:މަސްހުނި) is a typicalMaldivianbreakfast, consisting oftuna,onion,coconut,lime juice, salt to taste andchili.[2] All ingredients are finely chopped and mixed with the grated meat of the coconut.[3] This dish is usually eaten with freshly bakedroshi (flatbread) and sweetened hottea.[1]
The fish traditionally used inmas huni was the cured tunavalhoamas, but many Maldivians currently usecanned tuna.[citation needed]
Traditionally, when fish was scarce, chopped leaves were added to themas huni mixture. The green leaves of certain local plants and trees such asdiguthiyara(Senna occidentalis),kuḷhafilaa orgōramfau (Launaea sarmentosa),mābulhā (Abutilon theophrasti),muranga (Moringa oleifera),massāgu (Amaranthus spinosus orAmaranthus viridis) sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) andḷos (Pisonia grandis), among others, replaced the fish inmas huni in a smaller or greater proportion.[1][failed verification]
Mas huni may be made withkopee (collard greens) leaves.[citation needed]
Another variant ofmas huni is made with muranga pods (Moringa oleifera) instead of leaves. First the pods are boiled; then the flesh with the seeds is scooped out. This is mixed with the rest of the ingredients. This same type of thickermas huni can be also made with tora (Luffa aegyptiaca), boiledbutternut squash orpumpkin.[4]
