Saturday, September 27, 2025
රනිල් වික්රමසිංහට පව් අනේ
බුදුන් උපන් දේශය ලංකාවයි
Helena Petrovan Blavatsky
Helena Petrovan Blavatsky and Theosophy
This piece is in evolution
Helena Petrovan Blavatsky
Born to Russia aristocracy she broke from her marriage at the age of 17 and started traveling all over the world.
එළවළු ශතකය ඉක්ම විය - Vegetables gone beyond 50
එළවළු - Vegetables
This is a simple attempt to introduce Vegetarian Diet.
Eggs and milk should not be ignored.
However, fish should not be discarded but all the other meats, including chicken, beef, pork, venison and even monkey flesh should be viewed with disdain and revulsion.
1. මාළු
Fish
2. කහ
3. මිරිස්
4. සුදු ළුනු
5. තක්කාලි
6. හතු
Some are dangerous and may kill
7. කැරට්
No Sinhala name but transliteration
8. බණ්ඩක්කා
9. පුහුල්
10. අලුකෙහෙල්
12. බටු
13. පිපිංචා
14. වැටකොළු
15. තිබ්බොටු
16. රම්පෙ
17. කෙසෙල් මුව
18. කොස්
19. වල් දෙල්
20. බතල
21. කුර තාම්පල
22. කොහිල
23. කතුරු මුතුංගා
24. නිවිති
25. කන්කුන්
26. ගොටුකොල
27. දඹල
28. කරපින්චා
29. මුකුණුවැන්න
30. පතෝල
31. කරවිල
32. වට්ටක්කා
33. ටොෆු
34. අලි පේර
35. කටු අනොද
36. කෙසෙල් ගෙඩි
37. පැපොල්
38. ඩ්රාගොන් ෆ්රුට්
39. දම්
40. මාදම්
41. පේර
42. අඹ
43. සියබලා
44. කොතමල්ලි
45. ගම්මිරිස්
46. ජම්බෝල
47. ජම්බු
48. මහදුරැ
49. කරදමුංගු
50. සාදික්ක
51. සුදුරු
52. අබ
53. කුරුදු
54. ඉගුරු
55. ලුණු
56. ඉගිරු පියලි
57. මැ කරල්
58.කුර තැම්පලා
59. කොහිල
60. කතුරු මුරුංගා
61. නිවිති
62. කන්කුන්
63. ගොටු කොළ
64. දඹල
65. කරපිංචා
66. මුකුණුවැන්න
67. පතෝල
68. කරවිල
69. වට්ටක්කා
70. ටොෆු
71.අලිපේර
72. කටු අනෝදා
73. කෙසෙල් ගෙඩි
74. පැපොල්
75. ඩ්රාගොන් ෆ්ට්
76. මාදම්
77.පේර
78.අම්භ
79. සියබලා
80. කොට්ටමල්ලි
81. ජම්බෝල
82. ගම් මිරිස්
83. මහදුරැ
84. උළුහාල්
85. කරදමුංගු
86. සාදික්ක
87. දුරු
88. අබ ඇට
89. කුරුදු
90. ඉගුරු
91. ලුනු
92. ඉගුරු
93. මැකරල්
94. ඉකරාබුනැටි
95. ඇබරැල්ල
96. සීයභල
97. උගුරැස්ස
98. රන්බුටන්
99. මන්ගුස්ටීන්
100. දුරින්
101.ලොවි
102. ගෝවා
103. වෙරළු
103. මිංචි
104. කොළ ගෝවා
105. සලාද කොළ
106.නෝකෝල්
107. කිවි ෆ්රුට්
108. රාබු
109 බීට් රූට්
110. මොනර කුඩුම්බිය
111. හතවාරිය
112. කුප්පමනිය
113. මැල්ලුම්
114. චොවපෙඅ
115. හරිත් පීස්
116. බෝංචි
117. මුං ඇට
118. පරිප්පු
119. සොයා බීන්ස්
120. සෙමිලොනා
121. තිරිගු
122. හබරල
123. තෙල් එඩරු
124. උඳු
125. බඩ ඉගුරු
126. බීජ
127. රට කජු
128. කඩල
129. මෙනේරි
130. කිරි හබරල
131. උඩල
132. හුලංකීරිය
133. බුත්සරණ
134. පාඩම 01
Buthsarana
Buthsarana
Indian shot(Canna indica)
Saru Diwiyata Deshiya Ala states that the Indian shot plant grows to about five to six feet in height and has long, slightly broad leaves with brown stems. The booklet also states that the round yams of this plant can be found in two varieties: rathu buthsarana (red Indian shot) and sudu buthsarana (white Indian shot).
“Indian shot yams] are very tasty and are very high in starch. Unlike the other varieties of local yams, have a slightly sweet taste.”
Both the red and the white variety of these yams have many medicinal properties and have been noted in curing jaundice (yellow fever) and preventing phlegm-inducing diseases in infants.
Because of the high starch content in Indian shot yams and their ability to help reduce phlegm, they are an ideal food to be given to patients suffering from phlegm-inducing illnesses, and those who are physically weak and need a lot of nourishment.
Arrowroot
Arrowroot
Hulankeeriya (Maranta arundinacea)
According to the book Saru Diwiyata Deshiya Ala, the Veddas call this tuberarukka.
It contains protein, vitamins, calcium, and a high content of carbohydrates.
The yams of the arrowroot plant are narrow and white in colour, while the plant grows to about one to two feet in height and has long, dark green leaves.
Saru Diwiyata Deshiya Alamentions many health benefits which can be obtained by consuming arrowroot. Because of its high protein content, doctors recommend the yams for patients who need to consume a lot of protein foods.
Consuming the yam is also beneficial in preventing and alleviating illnesses related to the digestive tract, like indigestion and ulcers. Flour made from these yams is also a nutritious food for patients with heart ailments.
Air Potato
Air Potato
Udala (Dioscorea bulbifera)
The yams are grown not on soil but on the vine, so it is called Udala, meaning not air but above the soil. The tubers of the Udala creeper too, are large in size and have a taste which is very similar to potatoes. Another interesting fact about the Udala creeper is that it produces smaller tuber-like rhizomes on its surface.
It not as tasty as Rajala.
There is also a second kind of Udala.
This variety has white spots on its large, round leaves. The yams, too, have white spots on their peel. However, the yams of this variety of Udala are not eaten but only used in traditional medicine.
Rajala
Rajala
Greater Yam
Purple yam/ (Dioscorea alata)
The English name for the Sinhala yam known as "Wal-ala" (වැල් අල) is Greater Yam or Winged Yam.
Wal in Sinhla means vine.
It is also called Purple Yam due to the beautiful colour of its flesh.
The common English name is Dioscorea alata, the species to which Wal-ala belongs.
The name Rajala has been given to these yams because of their immense size.
While many of the other varieties of creepers, bushes or plants that have edible tubers or roots usually produce multiple yams growing under each one, the Rajala creeper usually produces several large sized yam.
With their weight they drop to the soil where another vine sprouts.
I essence only one yam is seen during a season.
Two separate varieties one with a light purple peel and the other with dark purple peel.
After these yams are boiled they have a floury texture and can be eaten alone as a meal or can be made into gruel and sweet meats like muscat.
My friend and a distant elderly brother is a veteran in farming and naming plants according to local tradition.
He had several of these creepers in his garden. He was the youngest and his education was deliberately crushed by his elder brothers and sister so that there is somebody to look after the big plot of land.
Besides, he was very good at making kites and we were best of friends and every day after schooling I go and meet him knowing he was ill treated.
When I became a doctor, I confronted them and said he could have become a graduate if not doctor and what they did was very bad.
They used to avoid me. I kept in touch with him until, I left Ceylon and pay a visit at least once a month with some chocolates and he keeps some local sweet in smell and taste bananas that are not found Australia.
Kiri Habarala
Kiri Habarala
Ratala
Ratala (රටල)
Kiri habarala (කිරි හබරල)Desi ala (දේසි අල )
Coleus rotundifolius
Dicotyledons family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Coleus
Common Sinhala name: Ratala
Food crop
I use to collect these yams and grow them in our rooftop garden. When they are ready I uproot them, wash and clean them for cooking.
I has to be cooked in a proper way otherwise it gives a caustic taste. Our domestic aid was very good at cooking them and make it creamy and that is why it is called Kiri habalaala.
Sadly she passed away recently and this piece is dedicated to her.
Habarala or Alocasia cucullatais the plant also known as hooded dwarf elephant ear.
Because it’s skin is water repellent it is used as a makeshift umbrella.
It has a beautiful large white flower which blooms very rarely. Just before I left Ceylon, it bloomed, may be just to say Good Bye, since I used to water it liberally.
It’s yam is supposed to be poisonous but our domestic aid says it can be eaten if properly cooked. I uprooted one of them and gave her a big piece of yam for her to cook in her own home.
I was scarred to eat.
Sadly when she died the tricks of domestic cooking disappear with her.
I believe the toxin is a cyanogenic glycoside similar to what is found in cassava.
Air Potato
Udala (Dioscorea bulbifera)
The yams are grown not on soil but on the vine, so it is called Udala, meaning not air but above the soil. The tubers of the Udala creeper too, are large in size and have a taste which is very similar to potatoes. Another interesting fact about the Udala creeper is that it produces smaller tuber-like rhizomes on its surface.
It not as tasty as Rajala.
There is also a second kind of Udala.
This variety has white spots on its large, round leaves. The yams, too, have white spots on their peel. However, the yams of this variety of Udala are not eaten but only used in traditional medicine.
Arrowroot
Hulankeeriya (Maranta arundinacea)
According to the book Saru Diwiyata Deshiya Ala, the Veddas call this tuberarukka.
It contains protein, vitamins, calcium, and a high content of carbohydrates.
The yams of the arrowroot plant are narrow and white in colour, while the plant grows to about one to two feet in height and has long, dark green leaves.
Saru Diwiyata Deshiya Alamentions many health benefits which can be obtained by consuming arrowroot. Because of its high protein content, doctors recommend the yams for patients who need to consume a lot of protein foods.
Consuming the yam is also beneficial in preventing and alleviating illnesses related to the digestive tract, like indigestion and ulcers. Flour made from these yams is also a nutritious food for patients with heart ailments.
Buthsarana
Indian shot(Canna indica)
Saru Diwiyata Deshiya Ala states that the Indian shot plant grows to about five to six feet in height and has long, slightly broad leaves with brown stems. The booklet also states that the round yams of this plant can be found in two varieties: rathu buthsarana (red Indian shot) and sudu buthsarana (white Indian shot).
“Indian shot yams] are very tasty and are very high in starch. Unlike the other varieties of local yams, have a slightly sweet taste.”
Both the red and the white variety of these yams have many medicinal properties and have been noted in curing jaundice (yellow fever) and preventing phlegm-inducing diseases in infants.
Because of the high starch content in Indian shot yams and their ability to help reduce phlegm, they are an ideal food to be given to patients suffering from phlegm-inducing illnesses, and those who are physically weak and need a lot of nourishment.