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This herb, called Asamodagam (Sinhala) or Omam (Tamil), is rather uncommon in Sri Lanka. It is more common in India where it is called Ajwain. As we can`t eat kankun everyday we can sometimes eat Asamodagam as a salad.

Here is an Indian recipe:

[AJWAIN PATTA KE PAKODE

Tender ajwain leaves are dipped in a besan batter and deep fried. They add a great `digestive` element to a plateful of sinful pakodas.

Extracts from Lasantha`s last editorial from the grave:

`Unknown to most of the public, Mahinda and I have been friends for more than quarter of a century`

`In the wake of my death I know that you will make all the usual sanctimonious noises and call upon the Police to make a swift and thorough inquiry.....For truth be told, we both know who will be behind my death, but dare not call his name. Not just my life, but your too, depends on it.`

`Blacks` are a minority in the USA. This is why although they have had the vote for about 80 years (I think), a black has never been elected President. If Obama is elected on 5th November, it will be a seismic event. Although he is of mixed race he seems quite happy to regard himself as a black. If a black is elected as President it will show that America is still a great nation. If and when a Tamil is elected as President of Sri Lanka, that will show that Sri Lanka is a great nation.