Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 Cup Sabudana / Sago / Tapioca pearls
  • 1/4 Cup Roasted Peanuts
  • 1 Medium Potato
  • 1 or 2 Green chilli
  • 1 Small Piece Ginger
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice
  • 2 tbsp Grated Coconut (Optional)
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • Salt (As Required)
  • 2 tbsp Oil / Ghee
  • 1 tsp Jeera
  • 1 Sprig Curry Leaves

Instruction

  • Soak Sabudana in just enough water (immersed level only - approximately 1/2" above) for 8 hours or overnight. Soaking time depends on the sabudana variety, for some 3 to 4 hours is enough. Soak it accordingly. Rinse the sago pearls in running water gently for 2 to 3 times, till the water runs clearly. Drain the water completely or keep the sago pearls in a colander for 1/2 an hour. Before going to preparation, press the sago with your fingers to check softness. If you are able to press easily with 2 fingers, it's perfect, but it should not turn like a paste or gooey. (Refer tips below for more details)
  • Chop green chilli, ginger finely and keep all the other ingredients ready. Pressure cook potato for 2 whistles, remove the skin and chop it into bite sized pieces.
  • Roast peanuts (if using raw ones) in a pan, once it cools down phew away the skin. Then transfer the peanuts to a mixer/blender.
  • Grind it to a coarse powder, just in one stretch else it releases oil and becomes like a paste. Now add the peanut powder to the well-drained sago.
  • Then add sugar and required salt. Toss it well or mix everything gently. Keep by side.
  • Heat ghee in a pan, add jeera and let it splutter.
  • Then add green chilli, ginger, curry leaves and saute till raw smell leaves. Now add boiled potato.
  • Add very little salt (for potato only, as we have already added for sago). Saute for 1 minute and then add sago pearls.
  • Cook covered for 2 to 3 minutes in low flame till the sago pearls turns translucent. Don't overcook else it becomes hard and chewy.
  • Switch off the flame, garnish with coriander leaves and squeeze lemon juice.Sabudana khichdi is ready, do try this for this Navratri vrat.