How to make Sabudana Khichdi/Sabudana Khichdi Recipe for Vrat
What is sabudana? Sabudana is called Tapioca Sago in English. Sago is produced and prepared from the milk of Tapioca Root. Sabudana khichdi Is usually made during fasting days like Navratri or mahashivratri or Ekadashi. But if you like it, you can make it any day, need not wait for Navaratri. Some tips are there How to make Sabudana Khichdi
Soaking sabudana: My experience says that Soak the sabudana overnight, not 4-6 hours, and use the same quantity of water and sabudana.
Rinsing sabudana: Rinse sabudana well to get rid of the extra starch, before you soak the sabudana.
Draining sabudana: drain using a colander just to make sure that there is no water in it.
Cooking: After adding sabudana cook only for 2-3 minutes until most of the pearls becomes translucent otherwise it turns to lumps.
sabudana khichdi |
| Course: Main Course |
| Cuisine: Indian |
| Prep Time: 10 minutes |
| Cook Time: 10 minutes |
| Total Time: 20 minutes |
| Ingredients |
| · sabudana, /tapioca pearls 1 cup |
| · oil 1 tablespoon |
| · cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon |
| · tomato (chopped) one |
| potato- 1 medium size |
| · Cauliflower 3-4 florets |
| · roasted peanuts and green peas 1/4th cup |
| · green chili, chopped. 1-2 |
| · chopped ginger- 1 tablespoon |
| · 6-7 curry leaves |
| · salt to taste |
| · juice of 1/2 lemon |
| · parsley/coriander(chopped)-1/2 cup |
How to make Sabudana Khichdi
- Rinse sabudana under water to get rid of extra starch.
- 1 cup water for 1 cup of sabudana.
- After 12 hours drain the sabudana using a colander and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds and curry leaves.
- After 2-3 minutes add diced potatoes, cauliflower, and green peas, then cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Then add the peanuts, and tomatoes and cook for 1 more minute.
- Add sabudana, salt, and sugar and mix well for 2-3 minutes until the sabudana pearls become translucent.
- Remove pan and add lemon juice and parsley/coriander leaves.
- Serve hot.
How to make Sabudana Khichdi
Equipment
- A kadai or a fry pan
- bowl
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup sabudana, /tapioca pearls
- 1 tbsp oil/ghee
- 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
- 1 tomato(chopped)
- 1 potato
- 3-4 florets cauliflower
- 1/2 cup roasted peanuts and green peas
- 1 green chili(chopped)
- 1 tbsp ginger(grated)
- 1/2 cup parsley/coriander(chopped)
- salt
- 6-8 curry leaves
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Rinse sabudana under water to get rid of extra starch.
- 1 cup water for 1 cup of sabudana.
- After 12 hours drain the sabudana using a colander and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds and curry leaves.
- After 2-3 minutes add diced potatoes ,cauliflower and green peas ,then cook for 3-4 minutes .
- Then add the pea nuts, tomatoes and cook for 1 more minute.
- Add sabudana , salt and sugarand mix well for 2-3 minutes until the sabudana pearls become translucent.
- Remove pan and add lemon juice and prsley/coriander leaves.
My other khichuri/khichdi recipes are Bhagalpuri Khichdi, chingrir bhuna khichuri/prawn Polenta