Name: Sabudana Khichdi -Tapioca pearls Pilaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 450 g Sabudana before soking; 460 ml Water; 2 tbsp Ghee or oil; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 7 Curry leaves; 2 Green chili finely chopped; 2 Medium size potato peeled and cubed; 100 g Roasted peanuts roughly crushed; Salt to taste (sendha namak for upvaas); ½ tsp Black pepper; 1 tbsp Lemon juice or to taste; Coriander leaves chopped; Few rosted Peanuts for garnish; 1 Medium onion finely chopped (optional) (If you are cooking it for fast(religious diet), please skip onions); ¼ tsp Turmeric powder

AuthorShweta KumariDifficultyBeginner

Yields1 Serving

Prep Time10 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time25 mins

450 g Sabudana before soking

460 ml Water

2 tbsp Ghee or oil

1 tsp Cumin seeds

7 Curry leaves

2 Green chili finely chopped

2 Medium size potato peeled and cubed

100 g Roasted peanuts roughly crushed

Salt to taste (sendha namak for upvaas)

½ tsp Black pepper

1 tbsp Lemon juice or to taste

Coriander leaves chopped

Few rosted Peanuts for garnish

1 Medium onion finely chopped (optional) (If you are cooking it for fast(religious diet), please skip onions)

¼ tsp Turmeric powder

Place sabudana in a colander. Wash sabudana under cold tap water until clear water appears. This takes off most of the starch and prevents sticking.

In a big wide bowl soak sabudana by adding just enough water, just 1/4 inch more then sabudana level

Sabudana soak for 2-3 hours, preferably overnight

Sabudana will fluff up after soaking

Drain off excess water before cooking

Add ghee or oil to a havy bottom non stick pan

Add in the cubed potatoes and pinch of salt cook on a medium flame until tender and golden brown, flipping it time to time

Keep aside

Heat a pan with ghee add cumin seeds, chopped green chili, curry leaves and cook for a minute

Add onion and saute till light brown. (If you are cooking it for fast(religious diet), please skip onions)

Add crushed roasted peanuts, salt,turmeric powder cook for a minutes

Now add sabudana to the pan

Mix everything well and cook until the sabudana are a bit translucent and well coated

Keep stirring time to time

Taste test and adjust seasoning if needed

Add fry potato and black pepper powder mix well

Add lemon juice mix well and add coriander leaves and more peanuts

Now sabudana khichdi is ready

Serve with curd

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