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Most will wonder what this green dish is…this is a dish we so commonly make back home in Srilanka called the ponnanganni keera (in Tamil). The Sinhalese calls it the mukunuwenna. Other known names are alternanthera sesilis, dwarf copperleaf, and sessile joyweed. Continue reading “Ponnanganni Keera (Mukunuwenna/Dwarf Copperleaf stir-fry)”
Banana blossom fry is one of the tastiest vegetable dishes I enjoy since little. I rarely come across a healthy looking banana blossom and when I found one, without a question I grabbed one to devour it with my rice and curry. Continue reading “Banana Blossom/Flower Stir Fry (Kesel Muwa / Vazhaipoo Poriyal)”
Tasted sweet potatoes before? How would you like to prepare them?
Okra-Fry has become one of my favourites.
My afternoon meal yesterday was none other than rice & curry. My rice and curry usually contain parippu and of course poultry with gravy. Besides those two sides, I always end up making two or more side dishes to add to the list. Depending on the day of course. My usual weekend meal always turns out big only because I always end up having people over on the weekends. Yesterday turned out to be just us four on a gloomy Sunday and ended my making these simple sides for our afternoon meal. A fresh cucumber salad and one of the super-vegetable…that is Okra. Also known as Ladies finger, Bandakka (in Sinhalese), Vendakkai (in Tamil).
You must be familiar with kidney beans, black beans, chickpeas, and many more types of other beans, but what about mung beans? Have you had mung before? What is mung? How to prepare them? What is so good about them? Continue reading “Mung Beans”
