Hey there, Janamashtami is round the corner so we will plan what we have to prepare for this auspicious day. The first thing that comes to mind is Sabudana pearls, we can also call them sago also. It’s a very popular dish in India which we make in our fastings and many times for our breakfast also. It’s a super quick, gluten-free, vegan, and super easy delicious recipe to make at home. There are many other recipes like thalipeeth, Sabudana vada which we can make with sabudana pearls.
Cooking sabudana khichdi doesn’t take a long time but the preparation is a little tricky.
How to Prepare sabudana pearls
The most important part of this dish is how to soak the pearls. Because if your procedure to soak the pearls is not correct then the sabudana will turn up in a sticky clump which will not be great for your taste bud.
Make sure to soak the sabudana in water for at least two hours. After soaking, drain out all the water and leave the sabudana in the strainer for another one hour. This step is most important to make non-sticky sabudana khichdi.
How to check your sabudana pearls are ready to cook just press them little by hand if they are pressed easily and become soft it means your sabudana is all set to cook.
Cook sabudana on medium flame, never cooks at high flame.
We have added peanuts to our khichdi. You can add cashew nuts also, it’s really your choice.
If you are fasting, use sendha salt, otherwise, you can use any cooking salt which you use.
Sabudana Khichdi
- 1 CUP SAGO PEARLS
- 2 Cup Water (for soaking)
- 2 green chillies (chopped)
- ¼ cup Roasted and crushed peanuts
- 2 Potatoes (medium size)
- 11/2 Tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
- ½ Tsp cumin seeds
- Salt to taste
- 1/ 3 cup coriander leaves (finely chopped)
- 1 Wash the pearls 3 to 4 times until the water runs clear.
- 2 Soak the pearls for two hours in the water, once the pearls get soaked well you can press a few pearls just to check that they are ready or not.If sabudana pearls get soft while you press it means they are ready.
- 3 Now drain the excess water and let the pearls in the strainer for another 1 hour so that all water get drained out thoroughly.
- 4 Now take the pan and pour ghee in it and let it heat on medium flame. Once the ghee get hot add cumin seeds in it and fry it for a few seconds.
- 5 Add potatoes in it and saute it till it get cooked. Now add peanuts and green chillies and saute it for a minute.
- 6 Add soaked sabudana in it, saute it with a very gentle hand , sprinkle some salt and saute it.Cook it for 5-8 minutes till the sabudana pearls get translucent.. Turn off the stove and cover the pan with the cover.for 1-2 minutes.
- 7 If you want you can add some lemon juice and coriander leaves.
