Navratri Recipe- Easy To Make Masala Sabudana Khichdi

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.

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.