Herbal rice porridge

This is a famous herbal breakfast known as kola kanda (herbal leaf rice porridge).  This porridge can be enjoyed any time of the day. We usually eat it with a piece of jaggery.

1 cup red rice

2 cups gotukola leaves or mukunuwenna chopped

3 cups water

1 3/4 cups coconut milk

1 tsp salt

jaggery optional to serve

Wash and drain the rice. Cook the rice in generous amounts of water until the rice is very soft.

Puree the gotukola leaves in a blender with 3 cups of water and strain through a sieve. Use about 1 cup water strain, then puree again with another 2 cups strain until the leaves are dry and the juices are extracted.

Add the strained herbal water to the rice with the coconut milk, salt and boil for 3 minutes.

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