Kola kanda

This creamy porridge of brown rice and coconut is a modern nutritionist’s dream of a perfectly balanced meal and is particularly good for those with arthritis. Kola kanda is flavoured with the juice of green herbs such as polpala (Aerva lantana), hathawariya (Asparagus falcatus), gotukola (Hydrocotyle asiatica) or elabatu (Solanum xanthocarpum). This dish is delicious served steaming hot with a