Recipes for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year Source:Sundayobserver Hath maaluwa (The seven vegetables curry) The hath maaluwa is served mainly during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year season as a curry for kiribath (milk rice). This curry also helps to balance nutritional levels. However, it can be served at some other times too. Ingredients of this curry may vary from province to province in Sri Lanka. Ingredients Cashew nuts 100g Brinjals 100g Long beans 100g Jak seeds 100g Raw sour plantains 100g Banana blossoms 100g (Keselmuwa) Pumpkin leaves 100g Curry leaves Rampe Green chilies Onions Curry powder Chilli powder Pepper powder Turmeric powder (All the above as required) Thick coconut milk 2 cups Method Soak the cashew nuts overnight. Cut all the vegetables in to small pieces except for the cashew nuts. Into a pot add the cashew and other vegetables except the pumpkin leaves.   Add all the spices mentioned ...

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