Sabudana Khichdi | Sabudana Sano
Sabudana Khichdi is an Indian dish made with sago /tapioca pearls, potato, peanuts and spices. This is a no onion no garlic recipe and is usually had when people observe a “fast”.
Servings 4 People
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sabudana
- 1 teaspoon Jeera/Cumin Seeds
- 10 curry leaves
- 1 green chili
- 1 tablespoon grated coconut
- 1 potato
- 1/4 cup groundnuts
- 4 tablespoon Oil / Ghee for frying
- To taste salt
Instructions
- Wash the sabudana and keep it aside for 5-6 hrs.
- Do not soak them in water.
- Fry the groundnuts in a kadai till they turn blackish. Remove the skin of peanuts after cooling.
- Grind a few peanuts into a coarse/rough powder.
- Break the remaining peanuts into halves.
- In a kadai, add 1 teaspoon oil. To this add the cumin seeds and curry leaves.
- Add the finely chopped green chili and fry.
- Chop the potatoes into small pieces and add them to the kadai and fry till they are cooked.
- Add the peanuts and the peanut powder.
- Mix the sabudana and fry for some time.
- Garnish with grated coconut.
- Add salt to taste.
Notes
- To avoid sabudana from becoming sticky, wash sabudana 2 to 3 times and keep it aside for 5 to 6 hours before using it in any recipe.
- Washing sabudana removes most of the starch and prevent it from sticking to one another.
- Do not soak it in water, else it will become mushy.
- Dry red chili or green chili can be used in the recipe.
- Garnishing with grated coconut is optional.