Kavaabu

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Ingredients:

¼ cup mugu (boiled and mashed)
1 can Maldives tuna
1 cup sliced onions
1 cup scraped coconut
2 tsp sliced chili (alter to suit taste)
4 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp crushed garlic
½ tsp crushed ginger
2 tsp chopped curry leaves
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp salt
¼ cup water
Oil for frying

Preparation:

Mix onion, chili, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, turmeric powder, lime juice and salt. Squeeze the mixture well to make sure the tastes of the different ingredients blend together. Then add the tuna, mugu and scraped coconut and mix well until the texture of the mixture is similar to dough. Next add the water and moisten the mixture. Using your fist, gently squeeze and shape into small rugby ball like pieces. Deep fry over a medium flame until brown.