NATIONAL DISH

 Hello ladies and gents this is the Viking telling you that today we are talking about

Gulha – Maldivian Tuna and Coconut Dumplings

A fried dumpling filled with tuna, coconut, onion, peppers, garlic, and ginger

PREP TIME 45 mins

COOK TIME 15 mins

TOTAL TIME 1 hr

CUISINE: Maldivian

SERVINGS 4

537 kcal

INGREDIENTS

The Filling

• 5 oz tuna (1 can chunk tuna)
• 1 yellow onion
• ½ coconut
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp ginger grated
• 1 lemon (just the juice)
• 2 jalapenos (or scotch bonnet)
• salt
• pepper
• ½ tsp turmeric powder

The Dough

• 2 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup warm water
• salt

INSTRUCTIONS 

The Filling

1. Either finely chop the coconut, onion, garlic, ginger, and jalapenos, or put them all in a blender with the lemon juice. If blending, do not turn into a paste, try and make everything a small mince.
2. Drain the water from the tuna. Add to a bowl with the rest of the ingredients, stir thoroughly to combine. Taste to see if it needs any adjustments.

The Dough

1. Combine the flour and vegetable oil in a mixing bowl. Add warm water, salt, and work the dough. You want a dough that stretches but isn't sticky. Add more water or flour as needed.
2. Tear off a piece of the dough, and flatten as much as possible, into a pancake. Make a depression in the middle.
3. Add a scoop of the filling, close the dough around the filling. Repeat until you run out of filling or dough.
4. Fill a pot with about 3 inches of vegetable oil, and heat up on medium. Once the oil is hot, add your dumplings. Fry about 8 at a time. Fry for about 8 minutes, or until dumplings are golden brown. Repeat until you finish all the dumplings!

And as always have a chilled day from the Viking