| Sinhala | Common name | Alternative name(s) | Botanical name |
| Arthapal | Potato | Solanum tuberosum | |
| asamodagam | Carom seed. | mistakenly as "bishop's weed". | Trachyspermum copticum |
| Bandakka | Okra | Lady's finger | Abelmoschus esculentus |
| Bathala | Sweet Potato | Ipomoca batata | |
| Carrot | Carrot | Daucus carota sativus | |
| Diya labu | Bottle Gourd/Calabash | ||
| Enasal; Ensal | Cardamom; Green | Amomum cardamomum | |
| Gammiris | Black Pepper; Black peppercorn | Piper nigrum | |
| Goraka | Kokum | Wild mangosteen; red mango | Garcinia indica |
| Gova | Cabbage | Brassica oleracea Linne capita (many cultivars) | |
| Inguru | Ginger | Ginger root; | Zingiber officinale |
| Kadala | Garbanzo Beans | Chick Pea; Bengal Gram | Cicer arietinum |
| Kadala Piti | Gram flour | Chickpea flour; garbanzo flour; besan | Cicer arietinum |
| kadju | cashew | Anacardium occidentale | |
| Kaha | Turmeric | Curcuma longa | |
| kahpiri dehi, odu dehi, kudala-dehi | kaffir lime | limau purut | Citrus x hystrix, |
| karabu nati | Cloves | Syzygium aromaticum | |
| Karapincha; kurundu | Curry Leaf | Sweet Neem leaves | Murraya koenigii |
| Karawila | bitter melon | bitter gourd | Momordica charantia |
| Kesel | Plantain | Musa paradisiaca | |
| Kos | Jackfruit | Artocarpus heterophyllus | |
| kurundu | Cassia. Substitution: Cinnamon (i) | Vietnamese cinnamon (contains a little toxic coumarin) | Cinnamomum aromaticum |
| Luunu | Onion | Allium cepa | |
| Mal Gova | Cauliflower | Brassica oleracea | |
| Malu Miris | Capsicum | Bell Pepper | Capsicum annum; C. chinense; C. frutescens; C. baccatum; C. pubescens |
| Miris | Celery | celeriac | Apium graveolens |
| Mung | Red Lentils | ||
| Murunga | Drumstick | Moringa oleifera | |
| Niwithi | Spinach | Spinacia oleracea | |
| Nokool | Kohlrabi/German Turnip | Brassica oleracea Gongylodes Group | |
| Parippu | Pulses/Lentils | ||
| Pathola | Snake Gourd | Trichosanthes cucumerina | |
| Pipigngna | Cucumber | Cucumis sp. | |
| Puhul | Ash gourd | winter melon; white gourd; wax gourd | Benincasa hispida |
| Rata Kaju | Peanut/Groundnut | Arachis hypogea | |
| Rathu miris; Miris | Green Chillie; fresh | Genus: Capsicum Family: Solanaceae | |
| Siyambala | Tamarind. | Tamarindus indicus | |
| Sudu Luunu | Garlic | Stinking Rose; | Allium sativum |
| Thakkaali | Tomato | Solanum lycopersicum | |
| Uluhaal | Fenugreek leaves; fresh | Trigonella foenum-graecum | |
| Uluhaal | Fenugreek seed | Trigonella foenum-graecum | |
| Undu | Black Lentil (whole)/White Lentil (dehusked) | urad dal; udad dal; urd bean; urd; urid; black matpe bean; black gram; black lentil | Vigna mungo |
| Wambatu | Aubergine (an abundance of cultivars) | eggplant; brinjal | Solanum melongena |
| Wattakka | Pumpkin | Cucurbita pepo | |
| Wetakolu | Ridge gourd | Luffa acutangula |
