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Sabudana Khichadi

Art of making Sabudana Khichadi

Sabudana Khichadi is the one most common religious fasting food in India. I do not know the reason why “sabudana” is one of the “authorized” fasting food but this dish is sure to satisfy your tastebuds.

It is rare to find an Indian who doesn’t like this dish and I’m no exception .. it’s simple, it’s delicious and like I said it’s the most popular fasting food

Sabudana Khichadi

All time fasting favorite

  • 2 cups Sabudana (Laxmi or Swad Brand is most reliable in my opinion)
  • tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 Tbsp Ghee
  • 5 Nos. Green Chilis
  • 1/2 cup Roasted Peanut Powder
  • 1 Nos Potato – Medium sized
  • 1 Tbsp milk (To sprinkle on top)
  • Salt & Sugar (To taste)

  1. Soak Sabudana in enough water overnight leaving a little water over the sabudana



  2. The soaked Sabudana should look like something in the picture with the pearls separated



  3. Mix in peanut powder ,salt and sugar with the soaked sabudana

  4. Chop the Chilis into small pieces & cut potatoes in the small bite size cubes

  5. Heat up a kadhai in the pan and add ghee

  6. When ghee is hot, add cumin seeds followed by green chilis and potato cubes

  7. Cover and cook on medium flame for 2-3 min or until potatoes are soft.

  8. Add in the sabudana mixed with peanut powder, salt & sugar and mix all well

  9. Sprinkle 1 Tbsp milk over the mixture evenly

  10. Cover and let the mixture cook well for about 3-5 min on low flame

  11. When you open the cover you should see the steam coming out and when you mix the sabudana pearls should be transperant

  12. Garnish with Lemon juice,cilantro and freshly grated coconut (Optional)

  13. Enjoy hot

You can also add some soaked peanuts in ghee to give it a great taste

Sabudana Vada

Indian religious fasting is actually another way to indulge in special food which you do not eat regularly Or which is different from your daily food.

Sabudana or Sago & Potato are two such ingredients which come to mind when you think of Indian fasting food . Sabudana Khichadi is the fasting dish which are most common and second one is sabudana vada.

Its deep fried sabudana,boiled potato and peanut powder balls and sure is the crowd pleaser at the party. So lets look at the recipe.

Sabudana Vada

  • 1 cup Sabudana (Soaked overnight with little water)
  • 1 cup Peanut powder
  • 4 count Boiled Potatoes
  • 1 Tbsp Cumin seeds
  • 1/2 bunch Cilantro (Coriander)
  • 4 count Green chillies
  • 1/2 cup Oil (For deep frying)
  • Salt & Sugar (To Taste)

  1. Soak Sabudana in little water overnight so that its properly soaks and the pearls are separated

  2. Crush the cumin seeds, green chilis and cilantro or roughly grind

  3. Mix Sabudana with crushed spices, salt, sugar, peanut powder & mashed boiled potatoes

  4. Put little oil on your palms and roll the mixture into lemon size balls

  5. Heat oil in the pan while the sabudana mixture & balls are being prepared.

  6. When Oil is really hot then drop the sabudana balls in the oil

  7. Don't flip the balls before you see they are little browned on one side

  8. Once the balls are browned on all sides then take them out on a paper napkin to soak excess oil

  1. It is very important that the Sabudana is soaked well and the pearls are separated.
  2. I use Laxmi brand Sabudana which never fails to make perfect khichadi or vada.
Snack
Indian
potato, sabudana, sabudana vada

Here is the receipe for the Coconut Peanut Chutney that I made with Vada. I didn’t give any cumin seeds tadaka on the chutney but if you prefer you can do that.

Coconut peanut chutney

Fasting special coconut peanut chutney

  • 1 cup Fresh grated coconut
  • 1/2 cup cilantro / coriander
  • 2 Tbsp Peanut powder
  • 3 no. green chilis
  • 2 Tbsp plain full fat yogurt
  • 2 Tbsp Cumin seeds (1 Tbsp for grinding and 1Tbsp for Tadka (optional))
  • Salt & Sugar (to taste)
  • 1 Tbsp Peanut oil (Optional)

  1. Grind together the ingredients mentioned in the ingredients section except oil and 1 Tbsp of cumin seeds

  2. If you would like to give tadka, heat 1 Tbsp oil in a small kadai and add remaining 1Tbsp cumin seeds

Side Dish
Indian
chutney, coconutchutney
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