Betel Leaf Rasam (Vetallai Rasam)
By: ravikumar
Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 - 4:09am

Ingredients




4 to 5 betel leaves
¾ tsp black pepper
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 dried red chillies
2 to 3 garlic cloves
2 small tomatoes, pureed
Pinch turmeric powder
Hing dissolved in water
Salt to taste
1 tbsp ghee
4 to 5 curry leaves, slivered or whole

Preparation

1 1.  Dry roast coconut on a medium flame till colour changes. Keep it aside to cool. 2 2.  In another pan, heat oil and fry hing. 3 3. Add dals. Roast on a medium flame till the dals change colour. 4 4. Add coriander seeds and dried red chillies. Roast on a medium flame till you get the aroma of coriander. 5 5. Grind along with coconut and salt to a semi coarse powder. 6 6. Store in air tight container and use as required. (If refrigerated, it can be used for upto a week)

About

Vethalai Rasam is a healthy and delicious Rasam recipe with the beautiful aroma. It is a Known as Betel Leaves Rasam because it made of Betel Leaves which has lots of medicinal properties. In India, Betel Leaves is called as Paan, which usually Eat by Indian Paan with many stuffing in it. Chef Preetha Srinivasan comes up with the Great idea and made Tangy Betel Leaves Rasam.