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Sabudana Upma

Tips to make fluffy and separated Sabudana Khichdi

Keyword How to make Sabudana Khichdi, Sabudana Khichdi Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Soaking Time 6 hours

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Sabudana (Sago Pearls)
  • 3 Tbsp Cooking oil
  • 1 Raw Potato (Peeled and Chopped Finely)
  • 1-2 Green Chilli (Chopped Finely)
  • 4 or 5 Curry leaves
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 2-3 Tbsp Peanuts (Roasted and Crushed)
  • 2 tsp Rock salt (Saindha Namak)
  • 1 tsp Black pepper powder
  • 1 Tbsp Coriander leaves (Chopped Finely)
  • 1 or 2 tsp Lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Rinse Sabudana in fresh several times, till the water becomes clear.

  2. Soak Sabudana overnight. For soaking please check the detailed procedure with pics in the post.

  3. In a wide-bottomed pan (kadhai), put oil and cook potatoes in it until light brown in colour.

  4. Add green chilli, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Saute for a minute or so.

  5. Keep the flame low, add soaked Sabudana, salt, black pepper and crushed peanuts.

  6. Keep tossing for 2-3 minutes till it turns translucent.

  7. Switch off the gas. Add lemon juice.

  8. Garnish with coriander leaves.

  9. Serve with devotion, curd optional.

Recipe Notes

  1. You can add veggies of your choice like carrots, beans, etc.
  2. You can add raisins and cashews if you like.  
  3. You can adjust the quantities of potatoes, peanuts, salt, etc according to your preferences.
  4. Please don't forget to use lemon juice. It adds a very good flavor to it.