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betel leaves rice, vethalai sadam

Betel Leaves Rice / Vetrilai Sadam

September 6, 2016 By Priya Shiva 5 Comments

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Betel leaves are widely used in India for religious ceremonies. These leaves are consumed as paan with some gulkand and betel nuts. I love adding them in smoothies and already shared a recipe for Betel leaves Kiwi Green smoothie on my blog. I’m going to share yet another interesting recipe with betel leaves today. 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.

Watch this quick video to make it:

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. I hope you all try it out and enjoy. You can simply serve it with some raita and papad.

 

betel leaves rice

 

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Betel Leaves Rice / Vetrilai Sadam

Ingredients

  • Raw Rice - 1 cup
  • Betel leaves - 6 finely chopped
  • Grated coconut – 1/2 cup
  • Mustard seeds –1 tsp
  • Channa dal/Bengal Gram – 1 tsp
  • Urad dal/white lentil – 1 tsp
  • Red chillies – 2 optional
  • Green chillies - 1 finely chopped
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves – 1 sprig
  • Ginger finely chopped – 1 tbsp
  • Asafoetida/hing – ⅛ tsp
  • Peanuts - 15
  • salt to taste
  • Coconut oil - 1 tbsp

Instructions

  1. Pressure cook cleaned 1 cup of raw rice with 2+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 saute.
  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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Comments

  1. Anlet prince -annslittlecorber says

    September 7, 2016 at 9:16 pm

    5 stars
    Wow beautiful recipe. Havent even heard abt something like this

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      September 7, 2016 at 9:23 pm

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  2. Sharmila -The Happiefriends Potpourri Corner says

    September 7, 2016 at 9:48 pm

    5 stars
    Sounds so new Priya.. Should be definitely yummy..

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      September 8, 2016 at 6:46 am

      It is indeed healthy and delicious. Try it out Sharmila 🙂

      Reply
  3. themadscientistskitchen says

    March 19, 2017 at 7:22 pm

    5 stars
    This is new to me. Sounds delcious.

    Reply

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