Mukunuwenna

Alternanthera sessilis

leaf

Small tender leaves, finely chopped and stir-fried with coconut as mallum, in Sri Lanka.

Origin

Tropical Asia (Sri Lanka, southern India)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The stems are stripped and the leaves washed, then chopped just before being stir-fried for three to five minutes. Its oxalates leach into water: boiling it and throwing the water out takes a good share with it.

Molecules

Beta-carotene (vitamin A) · Lutein and zeaxanthin · Vegetable nitrates · ChlorophyllWhat slows things down Oxalates

Did you know?

In Europe, it is sold in pet shops as an aquarium plant.