Mas Huni (Lakshadweep-Minicoy/Mahl Tuna-Coconut Breakfast Salad)
Authentic Lakshadweep-Minicoy (Mahl-speaking islander) breakfast — flaked tuna mixed with freshly grated coconut, finely chopped onion, green chilli, lime juice, and salt. 'Mas' = fish, 'Huni' = coconut in Dhivehi (the Mahl language spoken on Minicoy Island, shared with the Maldives). Eaten with hot freshly baked roshi (Mahl flatbread) and sweetened tea. The most quintessential Mahl-Lakshadweep breakfast, requiring no cooking — entirely raw mixed salad.
Ingredients
- Fresh Coconut — 100 g (grated)
- Lemon — 15 g (fresh juice)
- Tuna — 200 g (flaked)
- onion — 80 g (finely chopped)
- salt — 3 g (none)
- green chillies — 8 g (finely chopped)
Method
- If using smoked tuna: shred into very fine flakes by hand. If using canned tuna: drain thoroughly and squeeze out excess water, then flake with a fork.
- Grate fresh coconut very finely. (If using desiccated coconut, soak briefly in 1 tbsp warm water to soften.)
- Very finely dice the red onion — pieces should be tiny (1-2 mm) for proper texture.
- Very finely chop green chillies (smaller than onion pieces — distribute heat evenly).
- In a large bowl combine flaked tuna, grated coconut, chopped onion, and green chillies. Use clean hands to MIX vigorously, gently massaging the mixture so the tuna and coconut absorb the onion juices and chilli heat. This step is essential to authentic Mas Huni.
- Squeeze in fresh lime juice. Add salt. Mix again with hands until well combined.
- Taste and adjust: more chilli if too mild, more lime if not tangy enough, more salt if needed.
- Serve immediately with hot fresh roshi (flatbread) and sweetened tea. Mas Huni is best eaten right after preparation — onion+coconut don't keep well.
Common questions
- How many calories in one plate of Mas Huni (Lakshadweep-Minicoy/Mahl Tuna-Coconut Breakfast Salad)?
- 188 kcal per plate.
- How much cooking time?
- 35 min — 15 min prep, 20 min cooking.