Fasting Food - Sabudana Khichdi

Sabudana Khichdi

This is the favorite breakfast of everyone at home during the navratri fasting. It’s basically a maharashtrian snack, but as we can consume sabudana (Sago or Tapioca) during these fasts, this khichdi makes for a good option for a meal or just the breakfast. Sabudana is very versatile ingredient and you can make a variety of dishes using sabudana and potato combination, such as this khichdi, wadas, cutlet, and kheer as a dessert as well.

Main Fasting food ingredients - Potatoes,Sabudana,Green chilies,Peanuts

Serves 4

Cooking time 20 mins

Ingredients

Potatoes 2

Sabudana 1 cup

Peanuts ½ cup

Green chili 1 (more if you like spicy)

Jeera / cumin 1 tsp

Garam masala ½ tsp

Dry coriander powder ½ tsp

Red chili powder ¼ tsp

Saenda namak (salt for fast) To Taste

Oil 1 tbsp

How to make sabudana khichdi

• Soak the sabudana overnight in ¾ cup water.
• Boil the potatoes. Peel and mash or cut into small pieces.
• Crush the peanuts with a pestle or in a blender.
• Heat the oil in a pan.
• Add jeera, chopped green chilies, and crushed peanuts and stir well for 2 mins.
• Add potatoes and all the dry spices. Mix well.
• Now add the soaked and softened sabudana and mix well, using a flat spatula. Do not use a ladle for stirring as it flattens the sabudana and mashes it.
• Now add the salt to taste. Keep the flame on medium and keep stirring otherwise the sabudana sticks and can form lumps.
• Cook for 5 mins. Do not leave it standing or cover with lid.
• Serve hot with coriander chutney, cold curd or raita.