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Sabudana Khichdi

Sabudana khichdi is a typical dish made on fasting (Upvaas) days in most households. I love it a lot and I am sure you all must like it too. So, here is the recipe of Sabudana Khichdi.

Ingredients:

Sabudana (Sago) - 2cups

Groundnuts - 1 cup

Potato (optional) - 1 medium

Cumin – 1 teaspoon

Green Chillies – 6-7 nos

Ghee- 2 tablespoons

Salt- As per taste

Grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves (optional) for garnishing

Lemon or curds for accompaniment

Method:

Wash and soak sabudana for minimum 4-5 hours. Soaking the sago should be done right. Wash the sago grains, drain the extra water and just leave about 1 to tablespoons of water for the grains to soak. Minimum 3 to 4 hours are required for soaking.

Roast, peel and crush groundnuts to a coarse powder. Heat ghee in a pan, add chopped potatoes and fry for about 3-4 minutes. Add chopped green chillies, cumin and stir for about 2 minutes. Then add soaked sabudana and stir for 2-3 minutes, finally add groundnut powder and salt and mix well and cover with a lid and let it cook on medium flame for about 3-4 minutes. Stir in between and see if sabudana is cooked well. Remove from fire, garnish with grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves. Serve either with lemon or curds.

Tip: Soaked sabudana can be pressure cooked for about 5-6 minutes and you can pour the tadka i.e tempering (all fried ingredients) on top and then mix the groundnut powder and salt. This method can be used if you wish to make the khichdi less oily.
Soaking the sago should be done right. Wash the sago grains, drain the extra water and just leave about 1 to tablespoons of water for the grains to soak. Minimum 3 to 4 hours are required for soaking.

Variations: You may use red chilly powder instead of green chillies. If you wish, you may also use a pinch of sugar to add on more taste.