Categories: Rice

BETEL LEAVES RICE

Betel leaves are widely used in India for religious ceremonies. These leaves are consumed as paan with some gulkand and betel nuts.

Betel leaves are known as Vetrilai in Tamil and we make a flavorful rice dish with it known as Vetrilai Sadam. Betel leaves rice is aromatic and absolutely healthy. 

Betel leaves help in digestion and even aids in curing common cold. You can simply boil some betel leaves in water with grated ginger, strain the juice and consume it to get relief from common cold and chest congestion. So, sharing an easy recipe to make some aromatic Betel leaves rice. You can simply serve it with some raita and papad.

PREP TIME
5 mins
COOK TIME
20 mins
TOTAL TIME
25 mins
Serves: 2
INGREDIENTS
  • Raw Rice – ½ cup
  • Betel leaves – 5 (finely chopped)
  • Grated coconut – ¼ cup
  • Mustard seeds –1 tsp
  • Channa dal/Bengal Gram – 1 tbsp
  • Urad dal/white lentil – 2 tsp
  • Red chillies – 2
  • Green chillies – 1 (finely chopped)
  • Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp
  • Curry leaves – 1 sprig
  • Ginger finely chopped – 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida – ⅛ tsp
  • Peanuts – 15
  • salt to taste
  • Coconut oil/ vegetable oil – 1 tbsp
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Pressure cook cleaned ½ cup of raw rice with 1+1/4 cups of water.
  2. Spread the cooked rice in a plate and keep it aside.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and asafoetida. When mustard seeds crackle, add chana dal, urad dal, peanuts, red chilli and roast till it becomes slightly brown.
  4. Add green chilies, ginger and curry leaves and sauté for a few seconds.
  5. Lower the flame and add chopped betel leaves, turmeric powder, grated coconut and sauté for a minute.
  6. Add cooked rice and salt and mix it gently.
  7. Transfer it into a serving bowl and serve it warm.

 

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