Sabudana  Khichdi

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sabudana (tapioca)
• 2 Green Chillies chopped  finely 
• 1/2 cup roasted and crushed to powder groundnuts 
• 1 boiled , peeled and diced potato 
• 2 tsp Oil
• 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds 
• 1 Pinch Hing (asafoetida) 
• 1/2tsp turmeric powder
• Salt to taste 
• Few Coriander leaves
• Few Curry Leaves
• 1tsp Lemon juice 

Method:

1. Gently wash the sabudana under running water, and soak it in about 1/2 cup of water for 6 to 8 hours and then drain off the excess water if any.
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat. (You can test by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if seed cracks right away then oil is ready)
3. Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds, after seeds crackle  add green chilies, Curry Leaves, Hing and  turmeric powder .
4. Add diced potatoes, stir for a few seconds.
5. Add the drained sabudana and powdered groundnut mix well and stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes.
6. Add salt and stir fry on medium heat continuously for about 6 to 7 minutes until sabudana becomes translucence, looks like pearls. Stir gently and making sure sabudana doesn’t get sticky and stuck to each other.
7. Add groundnuts, lemon juice and Coriander leaves (hara dhania), stir gently.
8. Serve hot garnished with chopped fresh coriander leaves, ENJOY! 

Jhattpat Sabudana khichdi in microwave

You can have the sabudana khichdi in a microwave , the nngredients are same as explained above , after the aloo tadka i.e step 4 , mix the tadka with sabudana and groundnut powder. Keep in microwave for 4-5 mnts at medium high, stirring after every minute. When the waxy looking sago turns translucent, the khichdi is done. Add coriander leaves and lemon juice.

Serve hot garnished with chopped fresh coriander leaves, the jhattpat sabudana khichdi , a perfect snack to go with tea during fast ………..

Optional : you can garnish it with freshly grated coconut .