Navratri Recipe- Specially For Fast Sabudana Khichdi

Sabudana khichdi is a common breakfast food item of India. It is very nutritious, yummy and easy to make breakfast dish. Sabudana Khichadi is quite popular as an Indian fasting food and preferred during the fasting days of Navratri, Shivratri and other fasting days. Indian sago khichdi is non spicy and when consumed with a bowl of curd is very good for stomach.

Ingredients

1 cup sabudana (sago)
1/2 tsp Sugar
2 Green Chillies chopped lengthwise
1/2 cup roasted Peanuts
1 boiled and peeled Potato
2 tsp Oil
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 Pinch Hing (asafoetida)
2 tbsp grated fresh Coconut
1 tsp Lemon juice
Salt to taste
Few Coriander leaves
Few Curry Leaves

Method

* Wash the sabudana in water 2 -3 times.

* Then soak them in water just enough to cover the top of the sabudana.

* Use a flat bottom vessel for soaking.

* Soak the sabudana in water for 6 – 8 hrs before you plan to make the khichdi. If you can soak sabudana overnight, it would be great.

* Every 2 – 3 hrs fluff them with the help of a fork. Later if you feel that the sabudana still has a hard center then sprinkle some water on them and wait for 30 mins for them to get soft.

* Fluff again with a fork and check. Repeat the process till you get perfectly soft centered pearly sabudana.

* Each and every pearl will be soft and well shaped. Also the sabudana will double in volume.

* Chop the potatoes into small cubes.

* Heat the oil/ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds and hing. When the cumin seeds crackle add the green chillies and curry leaves.

* Add the chopped potatoes and stir well. Let them cook till they are light brown on the outside. Add sabudana mixture and mix gently.

* Let it cook for 10 – 15 mins stirring occasionally and scraping the sabudana layer from the bottom of the vessel.
* When the pearls get translucent and shiny sabudana is ready.

* Then add crushed peanuts, sugar and salt. Stir and make sure every thing gets mixed well.

* Add the grated coconut and garnish with coriander leaves.

* Sprinkle some lemon juice over it and serve hot.