Malum

Name: Malum
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Sri Lanka
Ingredients: 1 bunch flat-leaf (Italian) parsley, leaves picked and finely chopped; ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; ½ teaspoon ground Maldive fish flakes; juice of ½ lime; ½ small onion, finely chopped; 50 g (1¾ oz) freshly grated coconut; 1 small green chilli, finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Serendip

By Peter Kuruvita

Published 2009

About

A malum is a cooked salad which usually consists of green leafy vegetables or herbs plus anything from banana blossom to green jakfruit.

Ingredients

1 bunch flat-leaf (Italian) parsley, leaves picked and finely chopped
½ small onion, finely chopped
1

Asia
Sri Lanka
Side dish
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Place all the ingredients except the lime juice in a saucepan and stir over medium heat for 4 minutes or until just warm. It is important to keep the bright green colour in the leafy ingredients.

Remove from the heat, stir in the lime juice and season to taste with salt.