Vegetables of our island

Let's take a look...

Mainly we have...

➤ Cabbage

➤ Bean

➤ Beet

➤ Salad leaves

➤ Cauliflower

➤ Cucumber

➤ Carrot

➤ Leek

➤ Bell-pepper

➤ pumpkin 

& so more

Cabbage:

Cabbage is one of the most important vegetables cultivated in a large extent in Sri Lanka.It can be grown in the home gardens.It contains protein,fats,carbohydrate,vitamin C & minerals.It's the medicine of stomach problem,headache,damaged skin cells etc.

Bean:

It's a green vegetable & colour is green.It grows in agro-climatic zones.Bean fry is a delicious meal for the Lankans.The amazing thing is it's availability.As it contains a very low amount of fat & cholesterol it prevents heart attack,balances blood sugar & cuts cancer risk.Bean cultivation is very much profitable now a days.

Salad leaves:

Are you trying to find a healthy good food?Then you must try salad leaves.You will get both salad leaves & juice at cheap rate.It tastes sweet & salty.Most Sri Lankans love to have curried salad with rice.So if you visit Sri Lanka,you must taste it.

Cauliflower:

Cauliflower is one of the most popular vegetables of Sri Lanka.Sri Lankan farmers prefer cauliflower cultivation because of it's high demand.There are Glucosinolates,antioxidants,vitamin & minerals in the cauliflower.It prevents cancer risk,heart attack,boosts brain health & accelerates digestion system.

 Cucumber:

It is available in Sri Lanka.It grows mainly in northwestern part of srilanka.It's mainly taken as salad which is famous in Sri Lanka.Cucumber has vatamin K,C B1,antioxidant & minerals.It helps eye sight,weight loss,skin care & cancer prevention.You should try it.

Carrot:

It's a root vegetable & color can be orange,purple,black,red, white or yellow.Carrot is used in many dishes of Sri Lanka like carrot curry,carrot sambol etc.It's a good source of vatamin B1,B2,B6,K & minerals.It helps us in cancer prevention,eye sight,skin care & dental health.So I think one should have a carrot in daily food routine.

Bell-pepper:

It's a healthy food.It's color can be red,orange,yellow or green.In Sri  lanka it grows in wet & agro climatic zones in low & mid country. It contains vitamin C,E,B1,B2,B3,beta-carotene & minerals.It helps us in skin care,eye sight & cancer protection.It is also also used in the dishes.

Pumpkin:

It's a widely grown vegetables in Sri Lanka.It can be 4-6 kg in weight & orange & yellow in color.It contains vitamin A,C E,(B complex),carotenes & minerals.It is good for eye sight,heart,immune system,bladder function,digestion system,controlling sugar levels etc.White pumpkin curry is a lovely recipe.

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