Sabudana (tapioca) Khichdi

Sabudana khichdi is great for breakfast or as a snack and it tastes delicious.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups tapioca (sabudana)
• 1/2  cup broken raw peanuts (mungfali)
• 2 green chilies sliced long ways
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1/2  teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1/2  teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
• 1/4  teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
• 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste (during fast you can use sendha namak)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• About 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro (hara dhania)

Method:

1.        Gently wash then soak tapioca (sabudana) in about 1/2 cup of water for 6 to 8 hours.

2.        Roast the peanuts on medium heat, until they are lightly brown. Keep aside.

3.        Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if seed cracks right away then oil is ready.

4.        Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds after seeds crack add green chilies and stir for a few seconds.

5.        Add the soaked tapioca (sabudana) and stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes ,

6.        Add turmeric, and salt and stir fry on medium heat continuously until tapioca (sabudana) becomes translucence, looks like pearls. Stir gently and making sure tapioca doesn’t get sticky and stuck to each other. This should take about 6 to 7 minutes.

7.        Add peanuts, lemon juice and cilantro (hara dhania), stir gently.

8.        Serve hot and ENJOY!

Tips:

1.        If you don’t stir continuously tapioca will stick to each other.

 

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