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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Ambarella Jam Ingredients 800g Ambarella fruit 1 x 2″ piece Cinnamon quill 1/2 Tsp Salt 1 Kg Sugar 2 Litres Water Preparation Wash the Ambarella, cut and remove the seed. Boil all the ingredients in water over low heat stirring all the while, until the mixture reaches the desired consistency. Allow to cool and bottle with labels. Enjoy ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – Fish Salad Ingredients 1/2 Cabbage 2-3 slices King Fish 1 Tblsp Oil 1 Each of Red & Green Capsicums Salt & Pepper to taste Preparation Wash the slices of fish in Turmeric and Salt. Pat dry with paper towels. Fry the fish lightly, then add the sliced Capsicums and Cabbage. Lightly fry the other ingredients. Add Salt and Pepper to taste; Serve on bed of Cabbage and Capsicum. ...

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Maureen Hingert Miss Universal 1955 Fort Bowie Staring Ben Johnson Jan Harrison, Kent Taylor – By Patrick Ranasinghe Miss Universal Beauty Pageant 1955 July 22 Maureen Hingert 2nd Runner up Miss Universe Beauty Pageant Clip and The Movie “Fort Bowie” Starring Ben Johnson, Jan Harrison, Kent Taylor, & Maureen Hingert as Jana Davi 1955 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant Long Beach Municipal Auditorium Long Beach, California, USA July 22 Winner: SWEDEN – Hillevi Rombin 1st Runner Up: EL SALVADOR – Maribel Arrieta Gálvez 2nd Runner Up: CEYLON [SRI LANKA] – Maureen Neliya Hingert 3rd Runner Up: GERMANY – Margit Nünke 4th Runner Up: JAPAN – Keiko Takahashii Maureen Neliya Hingert (born January 9) is a Sri Lankan dancer, model and actress. She is the only Sri Lankan representative to win an award at a Miss Universe pageant after finishing as the runner-up at the 1955 event. She was heralded a favorite ...

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The International Song Of Sri Lanka In continuation of the birth, death & rebirth of the ORIGINAL SRI LANKAN NATIONAL “ANTHEM” which is now sung under the “title” SRI LANKA MAATHA”, or simply “Sri Lanka Mother”, as the Sinhalese word implies, the latest is my personalized version of what I term “The International Song of Sri Lanka” which includes “English Lyrics”(not a translation), of the chorus of “Namo Namo Maatha”, simply stating that :- WE SALUTE OUR LAND FROM NEAR AND FAR IT’S OUR MOTHERLAND, OUR COUNTRY, SRI LANKA HER FLAG, WE FLY, WITH HEADS HELD HIGH FOR SRI LANKA NOTHING CAN EVER TAKE AWAY ALL THE PRIDE AND ALL THE GLORY THAT IS SRI LANKA IN FAIR OR STORMY WEATHER ALL SRI LANKANS STAND TOGETHER SINGING PRAISES OF OUR BRIGHT SHINING STAR IT’S OUR MOTHERLAND, OUR COUNTRY SRI LANKA HER FLAG WE FLY, WITH HEADS HELD HIGH FOR SRI ...

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Some health benefits of bitter melon or “Karawila” Dr Hector Perera London In places like Sri Lanka, one can get hold of plenty of fresh vegetables in local food fairs or at “Pola”. They have these food fairs in nearly every town, usually once a week. Sunday food fairs are very popular and massive. Not only vegetables but dry fish as well are sold in these places. In a way this is just like a meeting place for some people. I found there is a one even in Buller’s road and sometimes they call “Jatika Pola”. Now there are plenty of super markets where you find all these vegetables among other things. ...

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Breast Cancer-Treatment When breast cancer is detected early removal of the breast is the most common management, with or without adjuvant, radio and chemotherapy. Mastectomy is the name given to breast removal. In the past radical mastectomy was the standard treatment when the cancer was limited to the breast tissues and local underarm glands. This includes the removal of the breast tissues, regional lymph glands within the breast and the arm-pit, plus the pectoralis minor muscle for better exposure for the removal of the lymphatic tissue. ...

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Why do your legs swell? Written by Dr harold Gunatillake –Health writer When you are young and active swelling of the legs and round the ankles are a rarity unless you suffer from a disease like nephritis- chronic inflammation of the kidneys due to many reasons. Venous blood pumping from the feet and legs work efficiently through the pumping action of the peripheral heart and that would be your calf muscles. There is an efficient lymphatic system which takes extra-cellular body fluids in the legs towards the heart an additional system to remove fluid (lymph) from the lower extremity. ...

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