coconut
378 dishes.
Mas RihaMaldivian tuna curry with curry leaves and coconut milk
Masi SamoaCrumbly coconut shortbread biscuit, dry and lightly sweet; dunked in koko.
MaskurolhiPounded paste of tuna, coconut, chilli and lime eaten with rice congee
MasroshiFlatbread stuffed with tuna, coconut, onion and chilli, griddled until charred
Matabacassava leaves slow-cooked in coconut milk, often with tuna
Matapacassava leaves ground with peanuts, garlic and coconut milk
Mbaazi wa naziPigeon peas stewed in coconut milk, the classic partner to mahamri
MchichaAmaranth leaves stewed with tomato, onion and often coconut milk
Mchuzi wa pwezaZanzibari octopus curry in creamy coconut milk
Meghlispiced rice pudding with caraway and cinnamon, buried under nuts and coconut
MetemgeeCoconut broth of cassava, plantain and yam with duff dumplings
Mharagué ya nadziRed beans stewed slowly in coconut milk, served with rice
Miruhulee BoavaOctopus tentacles braised in curry spices and coconut oil until tender
MitiCoconut cream sharpened with lemon, chili and onion, spooned over fish and taro
Mkate wa kumiminaSteamed Zanzibar rice bread, spongy and faintly sweet with coconut
Mkate wa siniaFermented rice and coconut batter baked into a soft tray cake
Mkatra foutracoconut-water flatbread enriched with egg, eaten with honey
Mkatra siniyaBaked semolina and coconut cake, dense and lightly sweet
MnaziCoconut palm sap tapped and left to ferment, drunk cloudy and sour
ModakSteamed rice-flour dumpling pleated around a jaggery and coconut filling
Moksi-alesiMixed rice cooked with salted meat, dried shrimp and coconut
Mont Let HsaungRice dumplings and tapioca in jaggery syrup with coconut cream and ice
Mont Lone Yay BawFloating glutinous rice balls hiding jaggery, made during Thingyan
Moo PingSweet-garlicky grilled pork skewers, breakfast with sticky rice
MoquecaFish simmered with coconut milk, dendê oil and peppers in clay pot
Moro de guandulesRice cooked with pigeon peas and coconut
MsetoRice and split lentils cooked soft in coconut milk
Mtsololagreen bananas, cassava and fish stewed in coconut milk
MucapataZambezia rice cooked with mung beans and coconut
Mud CrabMangrove crab boiled or cooked in coconut cream, sold live at roadside markets
Naem KhaoCrispy fried rice-ball salad with sour pork and herbs
NalotPounded breadfruit or taro blended with roasted coconut cream
Nam VanSweet coconut milk with banana, tapioca pearls or jackfruit, served warm or iced
NamaFresh sea grapes seaweed served with coconut and lemon
Nanaimo barNo-bake layers of chocolate, custard cream, and coconut-crumb base
Nasi DagangRice steamed in coconut milk with fenugreek, served with tuna curry at dawn-
Fufú
Coconut milk fish soup with green plantain and tubers. Ready in 30 min prep and 45 min cooking. Serves 6.…
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Callaloo
Dasheen leaves, okra, and coconut milk swizzled silky. Ready in 25 min prep and 50 min cooking. Serves 6. A…
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Bajiya
Maldivian samosa stuffed with tuna, coconut and onion. Ready in 45 min prep and 20 min cooking. Makes 16. A…
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‘Umu
Earth oven of hot stones baking pork, taro and lu parcels underground. Ready in 1 hr 30 min prep and…
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Abacate recheado com atum
Halved avocado filled with tuna, lime and grated coconut. Ready in 20 minutes prep and none cooking. Serves 4. A…
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Agua de coco
Green coconut split open at the roadside and drunk straight from the shell. Ready in 5 minutes prep and none…