Sabudana Khichdi
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups Tapioca (large or small)
- 2 medium Potatoes (peel, cube and steam)
- ⅓ cup Raw peanuts
- 1 tsp Salt (or to taste, substitute Sindhav salt)
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 2 Green chilies (chopped or to taste)
- 1 tbsp Ginger (grated)
- 2 tsps Lemon juice
- 2 tbsps Grated coconut
Instructions
- Wash tapioca with cold water a few times until the water runs clear.
- Soak the tapioca in 2 cups of cold water for 6 hours, or preferably overnight.
- All the water should be absorbed and tapioca completely soft and flattens easily when squeezed.
- Strain if necessary.
- The grains should be separate.
- Roast peanuts in a pan or microwave.
- Rub and remove skin and break into large pieces. You can also coarsely crush.
- Combine peanuts, salt and sugar in sabudana and set aside.
- In a large nonstick frypan, heat ghee and oil on medium heat.
- Add cumin, when it crackles add chilies, ginger and curry leaves. Stir for 15 seconds then add the steamed potatoes.
- Sauté for a couple of minutes, add the prepared sabudana, mix well.
- Keep stirring, add lemon juice and coconut. Cook until sabudana is no longer opaque.
- Once translucent, they are cooked.
- Remove from heat to avoid becoming sticky and lumpy.
- Garnish.
Tempering
Ingredients
- 3 tbsps Ghee
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 2 tsps Cumin seeds
- 12 Curry leaves
- Green coriander (finely chopped for garnishing)