Navratri Recipe- Masala Sabudana Khichdi For Fast

Masala Sabudana khichdi is the most preferred fasting recipe in North India. Though It is a recipe from Maharashtrian cuisine but is now very popular everywhere in India .Many Restaurants sell sabudana khichdi as a breakfast menu and during Navratri and other fasting days.

The soaking of sabudana is the tricky thing as if you soak it in too much water them it may turn gooey and sticky and if it is soaked in less water or for less time then it turn too dry so soak it perfectly and your sabudana khichdi turn our delicious with each grain separate.

The cooking of sabudana should also be done perfectly else it taste raw while eating. So after tempering the sabudana ,saute it for 2 minutes and then cover with a lid and simmer till it turn translucent, stir 2-3 times in between else it may stick to the bottom.

Ingredients

1 cup Tapioca Pearls / Sago / Sabudana
2 Potatoes / Aloo boiled,peeled and chopped
1/2 cup Tomatoes / Tamatar chopped
1/2 cup Peanuts / Moongphali crushed
2 Green chili/hari mirch chopped
1 tbsp Ginger / Adrak chopped
1/2 cup Green Peas / Hari Matar
1/4 cup Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
1 tsp Sugar / Chini optional
3/4 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
to taste Salt / Namak
3 tsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
Curry Leaves / Kadi Patta
3 tbsp Cooking oil or ghee
pinch of Asafoetida / Hing powder
1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera

Method

* Wash sabudana with running water 2-3 times and then soak it with 3/4 cup water in a bowl.

* Cover the bowl and let it soak overnight or minimum for 6 hours.

* Coarsely crush the peanuts (or powder them)

* Heat ghee or oil in a non stick or heavy bottom pan.

* Add cumin seeds and then add crushed peanuts and green chilies saute till peanuts turn golden in colour.

* Now add green peas, curry leaves and asafoetida and stir for few seconds.cover and cook for 2 minutes on low heat.

* Add chopped potato,turmeric,salt and saute for a minute.

* Add the soaked sabudana,sugar,chili powder,ginger and tomatoes and mix it well.

* Cover with a lid and cook for 2 minutes on low heat till it turn translucent.

* Now add lemon juice and chopped coriander and mix IT well.

* Serve hot with some yogurt or green chutney.