Air-Fryer Maldivian Mas Huni Tuna Flatbread Pockets

Grand Tour Recipe

Air-Fryer Maldivian Mas Huni Tuna Flatbread Pockets

Make Air-Fryer Maldivian Mas Huni Tuna Flatbread Pockets with measured UK ingredients, practical air-fryer timings and bold Grand Tour flavour.

Mas huni is a Maldivian breakfast of tuna, coconut, onion, chilli and lime, usually scooped up with thin roshi flatbread. It is fresh, salty and far more awake than most things served before nine.

This version packs the mixture into simple folded flatbreads and crisps the seams in the air fryer. The filling stays juicy and bright while the bread gains enough colour to turn breakfast into handheld lunch.

Air-Fryer Maldivian Mas Huni Tuna Flatbread Pockets
Air-Fryer Maldivian Mas Huni Tuna Flatbread Pockets preparation stage

You’ll Need

For the Mas Huni
2 x 145g tins tuna in spring water, drained
100g unsweetened desiccated coconut
1 small red onion, very finely sliced
1 green chilli, finely chopped
Juice and finely grated zest of 1 lime
2 tbsp chopped coriander
½ tsp sea salt

For the Pockets
4 large soft flatbreads
2 tbsp coconut milk
1 tbsp rapeseed oil
Lime wedges

Optional but Dangerous
Extra green chilli
Fried eggs
A cold tropical lager

Method

Rub the red onion, chilli, lime zest, lime juice and salt together with your fingertips.

Add the tuna, coconut, coriander and coconut milk.

Mix gently until the filling is moist but still textured.

Cut the flatbreads into eight semicircles.

Place filling on one half of each piece, leaving a clear border.

Fold over and secure the edges with cocktail sticks if needed.

Preheat your air fryer to 190°C.

Brush the pockets lightly with rapeseed oil.

Air fry in batches for 5-7 minutes, turning once, until crisp at the edges.

Remove any cocktail sticks and serve with lime wedges.

Lad Tip: Do not blitz the filling. Mas huni should taste like tuna, coconut and onion meeting properly, not like a tropical sandwich paste from a tube.

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