Prakash K. Sivanathan, Niranjala M. Ellawala

Maalu Moju

Name: Maalu Moju
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Ingredients: 2 medium tomatoes, medium diced (optional); 1 medium red (bell) pepper, cut into rings; 500 ml (17 fl oz/generous 2 cups) oil for deep-frying, plus 2 tbsp for shallow frying; 3 garlic cloves; 5 cm (2-inch) piece of ginger, peeled; ¾ tsp salt; 400 g (14 oz) tuna or kingfish steaks; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1 tbsp sugar (white or brown); 1 tbsp sugar (white or brown); 2 large onions, finely sliced; 8 fresh curry leaves; 2 tbsp ground mustard seeds; 250 ml (9 fl oz/generous 1 cup) red wine vinegar; 1 tbsp sugar (white or brown); 1 tbsp chilli flakes; 400 g (14 oz) tuna or kingfish steaks

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sri Lanka

By Prakash K. Sivanathan and Niranjala M. Ellawala

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

400 g (14 oz) tuna or kingfish steaks
¾ tsp salt

Asia
Sri Lanka
Preserve
Fish course
Side dish
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Wash the fish well and put it in a medium bowl with ½ teaspoon of the salt, the pepper and turmeric and leave to marinate for about 15 minutes.

Heat the 500 ml of oil in a deep saucepan, and deep