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Sabudana Wada Chutney

Sabudana(Sago)Wada is an all time favourite Maharashtrian snack. It is a sure shot hit dish for any snack party. Actually, Sabudana Wada is made on Upvaas(fasting) days. In Pune, there are many places serving the best sabudana wadas- Balgandharva Canteen, SiddhiVinayak Wada, Joshi Wadewale and so on. This snack is so tasty and delicious that one can just go on eating continuously, even if the stomach gets full, the tongue may just go on asking for more.

Ingredients

Sabudana(Sago) – 100 gms

Potatoes – 2 nos

Roasted groundnut Powder – 50 gms

Cumin Powder – ½ teaspoon

Red Chilly Powder - ½ teaspoon

Salt – As per taste

Oil – For frying (approx 150 ml)

For Chutney

Curds- 100 gms

Fresh Grated Coconut - 50 gms

Fresh Corinader – 5-6 sprigs

Ginger – ½ inch piece

Sugar – 2 teaspoons

Green Chilly – 1

Salt – As per taste

Method

Soak Sabudana for about 3 hours. Boil the potatoes, remove peels and mash well. Mix all the ingredients, i.e. soaked sabudana, mashed potatoes, roasted groundnut powder, salt, red chilly and cumin powder well and keep the dough for 10-15 minutes. Now, make small wadas of this mixture and fry in hot oil on medium flame. Be very careful while frying sabudana wadas as they have a tendency to burst open. Turn wadas on both sides so that they are fried evenly. Remove from oil once they turn a golden brown, spread on paper to remove excess oil and serve hot with chutney

Chutney

Blend together 100 gms curds, fresh grated coconut, 5-6 sprigs of fresh coriander, 1 green chilly, a small piece of ginger, 2 teaspoons of sugar and salt as per taste. Add more sugar if required.

Note – Sabudana Wadas taste good with tamarind chutney too. Be very careful while frying sabudana wadas as they have a tendency to burst open. 

MyMusingsSangSpeak-Pet Puja- Sabudana Khichdi

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.