Vallarai Keerai Salad - A Sri Lankan Recipe
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Category
Salads
Cuisine
Sri Lankan
A delicious and super healthy recipe that I learnt from my friend Damithra, recently. This is a Sri Lankan recipe. This is called Gotukola Sambal in Sri Lanka.
Ingredients
- Vallarai Keerai - a big handful.
- Small onions - a handful
- Green chillies - 2
- Salt to taste
- Lemon juice to taste
- Grated coconut - a handful
Directions
- Pluck the Keerai leaves, clean well and chop finely. Wash and chop the small onions and green chillies finely too. Mix all this in a bowl. Add salt and grated coconut. Mix. Add lemon juice. Serve fresh.
The flavour is so refreshing and I am going to eat this as often as I can!
Recipe Note
Scientifically known as Centella Asiatica, this green leafy plant is locally called “Vallarai Keerai” in Tamil, “Mandukaparni” in Sanskrit, “Sarswati” in Hindi and “Swaraswataku” in Telugu.
Vallarai Keerai Sambal
A Sri Lankan salad made with Vallarai Keerai