Kola Kanda

Name: Kola Kanda
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Ingredients: 60g rice; 500 ml water; A handful of gotukola or spinach; 120 ml coconut milk; Pinch of salt

Sri Lankan herbal rice & coconut gruel, blended smooth.

Kola Kanda — liquid texture, IDDSI Level 2

Jaw Surgery Diet

Texture graded against the IDDSI framework. Not individually reviewed by a clinician — how this site works

Protein

170

kcal

26g

Carbs

Fat

Fibre

Servings

Ingredients

60g rice
500 ml water
A handful of gotukola or spinach
120 ml coconut milk
Pinch of salt

Makes 2 servings · 25 min · Sri Lankan

Method

Simmer the rice in water until very soft.
Blend the greens with a little water and strain the juice.
Combine with the rice, coconut milk and greens juice; blend smooth.
Strain for a smooth, mildly-thick gruel.

Texture note — IDDSI Level 2

Mildly-thick Level 2. Strain well; thin with water for Level 1.

Why this works at IDDSI Level 2

Level 2 is mildly-thick, the consistency you can drink from a cup but that takes effort to pull through a straw. It moves slowly enough to give a swollen or numb mouth time to organise a swallow, which is why so many strained soups and blended drinks sit at this level.

At 2 servings this recipe delivers 5g of protein and 170 kcal per serving in about 25 min — worth knowing because protein intake, not calories alone, is what limits soft-tissue healing when chewing is restricted. Move up a stage on your surgeon's or speech-language pathologist's timeline rather than by how you feel on a given day: texture that is too advanced is the most common cause of pain, wound irritation and choking risk in the first weeks.

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See it made, or buy it nearby

Texture is hard to judge from written steps alone. Watching someone make it is often the quickest way to see how smooth “smooth” actually needs to be — and on the days cooking is too much, finding somewhere nearby that already makes it is a reasonable substitute.

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What makes this easier

High-power blender, flexible recovery straws and 60 cc catheter-tip syringe. The recovery kit explains why each one earns its place, and what to look for when buying.

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IDDSI 2 · Liquid Silky Butternut Squash Soup Western · 20 min Mildly-thick, strained smooth — no bits. 6g protein210 kcal ▶ 📍

IDDSI 0 · Liquid Pho Broth Sipper Vietnamese · 15 min Thin, collagen-rich broth for early recovery. 10g protein120 kcal ▶ 📍

Medical disclaimer. Jaw Surgery Diet is patient education, not medical advice, and it does not create a doctor–patient relationship. Texture stages here follow the IDDSI framework, but the right stage for you is the one your own surgeon, speech-language pathologist or dietitian has set. If you are unsure whether a texture is safe for you — or if you cough, choke or feel food catching when you swallow — stop and contact your care team.