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A bowl of Garudhiya, a Maldivian fish soup served with rice, red onions, and lime.
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Garudhiya

Garduhiya is a simple but satisfying Fish Broth made with tuna and seasoned simply with curry leaves and onion. It’s a traditional Maldivian dish that has been loved and shared for centuries! You can eat it as it, or use it as the base of your next soup!
Course Soup
Cuisine Maldivian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 88kcal
Author Alexandria Drzazgowski

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • ½ lb tuna steak chopped into 1” pieces and rinsed
  • ½ white onion sliced
  • 5 curry leaves
  • 1 dried chili
  • white rice red onion slices, lime slices, and peppers, for serving

Instructions

  • Heat 4 cups water in a medium pot on the stove. When the water comes to a simmer, add 1 ½ tsp salt.
  • When the water reaches a full boil, add ½ lb tuna steak pieces, ½ white onion slices, 5 curry leaves, and 1 dried chili and then return to a simmer again.
  • Cook the tuna until it turns white, about 5 minutes. As it’s cooking, use a spoon or a ladle to skim as much of the white foam from the top of the water as possible, discarding it.
  • Serve with white rice and eat with your hands. Enjoy!

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Notes

Recipe researched using Mill Zero & RashuBadhige. Recipe copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational and personal use only.
  • Water: If you want a milder broth, use more water!
  • Tuna Steak: I used a tuna steak because it was the easiest raw tuna to find and I loved having pieces of fish in my fish broth. I have also seen this dish made with the boney, rough parts of the fish, getting every bit of benefit from the fish!
  • Toppings: White rice, red onion slices, lime slices, and peppers, for serving.
  • To serve, place the rice and any toppings you prefer in your bowl first and ladle the fish broth over the top to warm it all up together.
  • This dish is often served with some grilled reef fish on the side, covered in chili paste.
  • This dish is traditionally eaten with your hands but if you’re uncomfortable with that idea, utensils work just fine!
  • We skim the foam from the broth to keep it clear and remove any unpleasant flavor.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 907mg | Potassium: 165mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1318IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg