I am a big fan of sweet beeda.My lunch in restaurants never completes without a beeda.In some hotels , beeda is not served in thali .So we used to roam(me & my father) around in search of beeda shops..Now after marriage,Sendhil buys beeda specially for me though he don’t like it much..Recently my MIL gave me a box of gulkand.Though there are many yummy gulkand recipes , beeda flashed in my mind ;)..But never thought i could make beeda at home until i saw
this video. Thank u so much vidya lakshmi.From now on I can have yummy home made beedas happily
.This beeda is not only tasty,but also helps to digest food easily. Edible calcium paste is helpful for daily dose of calcium needs..So friends , if u have betel leaves in hand ,try this beeda recipe & let me know ur feedback. I hope step by step pictures gives u a clear idea.Surprise ur guests & elders at home with this beeda after a heavy
lunch menu.For a simple beeda recipe , please refer “Notes” section..
INGREDIENTS
To make one beeda
- Beetal leaves/ vettrilai /paan leaf – 1 no
- Sunnaambu /Edible calcium paste – a trace
- Supari / paakku – 1/4 tsp
- Paan masala – 1/4 tsp (optional)
- Sweetened dry ginger or amla – 1 small piece (optional)
- Colored dessicated coconut strands – few
- Gulkand – 1/2 tsp
- Sweet saunf – 1/4 tsp
- Cloves – 1 no (optional)
- Cherries – few
- Plum – 1 no
- Tooth pick – 1 no
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METHOD
- Wash the beetle leaf , pat dry with a cloth. Fold the leaf & cut it half way through the stalk part(kaambu) ..
- Apply less than a pinch of sunnambu/lime on the back side of leaf. pinch. Adding more burns the tongue , take care..
- Now roll one edge of the leaf to cone shape..Roll the other edge similarly & make a cone (pouch shape)to keep all the ingredients inside.
- First add the supari , then keep the dessicated coconut ,pan masala , sweet saunf , gulkand. At last keep a clove & cherries . U can also add a pinch of cardamom powder..Close it.
- Place a plum on top of beeda & insert a tooth pick OR use a clove to seal it..Serve &enjoy !!
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NOTE
- To make a simple beeda recipe , wash the betel leaf & apply sunnambu on both the sides.Use supari , saunf , sugar , cardamom powder ,little honey and make beeda as mentioned above..Seal the beeda with a clove..
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Finish ur lunch with a banana & homemade beeda ! It tastes delicious :)
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