As a kid I
never used to like the concept of “fasting”. However, loved all the fasting
food items. And out of all the yummy fasting food items, Sabudana Khichadi was
my most favorite dish. Mouthwatering for sure. Now we don’t fast at all but
love to make sabudana Khichadi as a breakfast item. Here is the simplest recipe
of this yummilicious recipe of most popular Maharashtrian fasting food item,
Sabudana Khichadi.
Ingredients:
Sabudana/ sago: 2 Cups
Danyache kut/ Roasted peanut powder: ½ Cup
Batata/ Potato: 1 (thinly sliced)
Hiravi Mirchi/ Green chilies: 4-5 (Finely chopped and as per your taste buds)
Jeera/ Cumin seeds: 1 Tbsp.
Sajuk tup/ Ghee/ Clarified butter: 2-3 Tbsp.
Limbu ras/ Lemon juice: 2-3 Tbsp.
Kothimbir/ Cilantro: ¼ Cup (Finely chopped)
Salt: To taste
Sugar: To taste
Procedure:
1.
Take
sabudana and wash it under running water. Soak it with very little or no water
for about 6-7 hours. Cover it with a lid. Soaking depends on the quality of
your sabudana. There are times when you may need to soak it overnight with some
water in it to get that beautiful puffed sabudana for this khichadi.
2.
Take
a non-stick kadhai or wok. Put ghee in it.
3.
Take
the potato slices in a microwave safe bowl, add ½ cup water to it. Microwave it
for 2 min on high. However this step is totally optional. If you like your
potatoes crisp in the khichadi, just omit this step.
4.
Once
the ghee is hot. Temper it with jeera, green chilies.
5.
Add
the potatoes now. Stir it well and put a lid for a minute.
6.
Once
the potatoes are done, add sabudana and stir it well.
7.
Add
roasted peanut powder to this sabudana mixture.
8.
Put
salt, sugar and lemon juice to the sabudana mixture. Stir it well and keep the
lid on till the sabudana is cooked properly.
Alternatively: I sometimes use this microwave method
when I’m in a hurry or don’t want to stand in front of the gas to keep an eye
on the sabudana. Follow 1 to 5 steps as it is and take a large microwave safe
bowl and transfer the sabudana, roasted peanut powder, salt, sugar to it. Mix
it well. Put little ghee in it and put this bowl in microwave. Put lid very
loosely to this microwave safe bowl. The air shouldn’t get trapped otherwise it
will burst while the microwave is on. The air should escape from one side of
this bowl. Turn on the microwave on high for 4 minutes. Stir after every 2
minutes. Take it out carefully and add lemon juice and little cilantro to the
mixture. Stir it well. Put it back in the microwave for one more minute. Check,
if the sabudana is well puffed. If yes then your khichadi is ready or else put
it back in the microwave for another minute or so. Stir it well and add finely
chopped cilantro to the khichadi. . I have always noticed that the sabudana is
well puffed if I make it in the microwave after tempering.
9.
Serve
it hot with sweet lemon pickle (Maharashtrian goad lonche) or yogurt or peanut
chutney.
Don’t forget to enjoy this yummy & authentic
Maharashtrian meal item. Happy Cooking!!!!
