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Sabudana Khichdi Recipe - Sabudana Upma With Peanuts | Indian Breakfast

Sabudana Khichdi Recipe - Sabudana Upma With Peanuts | Indian Breakfast

By Admin
Prep Time Total in 100 M
Course North Indian Breakfast
Cuisine North Indian Recipes
Diet Vegetarian

Sabudana Khichdi Recipe is a simple to cook and delicious to eat recipe. It is healthy and widely used as fasting food in many Indian homes. The recipe is extremely low in fat and full of starch or carbohydrates and hence is a great food for a quick boost of energy.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Sabudana (Tapioca Pearls)
  • soaked in 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • finely chopped
  • 1 Onion
  • finely chopped
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • finely chopped
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • finely chopped
  • 1 Potato (Aloo)
  • peeled and finely chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • Salt
  • to taste
  • 1 Lemon
  • juice extracted
  • 1/4 cup Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali)
  • coarsely pounded
  • 6 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
  • chopped

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Sabudana Khichdi, wash and soak the sabudana in enough water for 4 to 5 hours or even overnight

Step 2

Using a colander, drain the excess water

Step 3

Drain the water completely as if the sabudana has more water then they will clump up while cooking

Step 4

Heat oil in a large pan on medium heat; add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and allow them to crackle

Step 5

Stir in the curry leaves, onion, green chillies, ginger, potatoes and turmeric powder

Step 6

Cover the pan and cook the potatoes until it is soft and done

Step 7

Note: You can optionally used boiled potatoes as well

Step 8

Once the potatoes are cooked, stir in the salt and sabudana

Step 9

Mix well to combine all the ingredients

Step 10

Cover the pan with a lid and simmer on low heat for about 5 minutes or until the sabudana is cooked

Step 11

Stir occasionally

Step 12

You can optionally sprinkle water, if your sabudana does not get cooked

Step 13

But take care when you add water, you should only sprinkle water

Step 14

Most times, keeping them on low to medium heat cooks the sabudana

Step 15

To check readiness, the Sabudana  would have changed its colour from white to translucent and it should be soft and tender not mushy

Step 16

Each Sabudana ball will be separate and not like a lump of mass

Step 17

Once the Sabudana Khichdi is cooked; stir in the crushed peanuts, lemon juice and coriander leaves

Step 18

Turn off the heat; cover the pan and allow the Sabudana Khichdi to rest for about 5 minutes and serve hot

Step 19

Serve the Sabudana Khichdi Recipe along withAdrak Chai to enjoy a delicious breakfast or a snack

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