Janmashtami 2019- Celebrate The Fast With Delicious Sabudana Thalipeeth

Sabudana roti is a maharashtrian delicacy prepared especially during fasting. However, this simple and tasty roti recipe is heavily adopted by all over india.

Ingredients

¾ cup sabudana / sago / javvarisi / sabbakki
water for soaking
2 potatoes, boiled and pealed
½ cup peanuts, roasted, deskinned and coarsely crushed
2 green chilli, finely chopped
few coriander leaves, finely chopped
¾ tsp jeera / cumin seeds
salt to taste, powdered rock salt for upvas
oil/ghee for roasting

Method

* Firstly, in a large bowl, take ¾ cup sabudana.

* Furthermore, soak in enough water for overnight or atleast 8 hours. check notes section below for variations.

* Next day, mash between your fingers and check if they are soaked well.

* Also drain off the water completely and rinse with fresh water for 3-4 times or till water runs clean. then keep aside for 30 minutes in colander.

* In a large mixing bowl, take soaked and drained sabudana.

* Then mash two boiled potatoes.

* Now add roasted, deskinned and coarsely crushed peanuts.

* Also add finely chopped chilli and coriander leaves.

* Furthermore, add cumin seeds and some salt to taste.

* Also mash well with your hand.

* Make sure to form a non-sticky dough.

* Now take a small ball of dough and start patting over oiled butter paper, plastic sheet or banana leaf.

* Furthermore, pat as thinly as possible. dip your hand in water so that you can spread easily and avoid from having cracks.

* Make a hole in centre so that thalipeeth can absorb oil and cook fast.

* Grease the tava with oil and gently drop the sheet upside down over the hot griddle.

* After few seconds, peal off the sheet slowly without breaking thalipeeth.

* Additionally, smear some oil over the thalipeeth and cook on medium flame. flip over and cook both sides.

* Finally, serve the thalipeeth hot with curd.