Recipe: Tasty Sago Khichdi

Recipe: Tasty Sago Khichdi Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Sago Khichdi. How to make Sabudana Khichdi?-Ideal for fasts this preparation of soaked sago tossed with spices and boiled potatoes is an all-time hit. Sago pearl khichadi is one of most widely preferred and delicious Indian breakfast and fasting food for festivals like Navratri and Shivratri. Sago khichdi can be prepared using two types of sabudana (sago), large and small.

Liked the coconut gave it a more fresh feel.

It is mostly preferred on Navratri fasting days or on Shivratri.

But you can enjoy this savoury on any day in breakfast or as a snack as well.

You can have Sago Khichdi using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Sago Khichdi

1. Prepare 1/2 bowl of sago soaked in 1/2 bowl of water.

2. Prepare 1/4 bowl of peanuts.

3. It’s 2 of potatoes.

4. Prepare 2 tb of sp pure ghee.

5. It’s 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds.

6. It’s To taste of salt.

7. It’s 1/4 tsp of Black pepper powder.

8. It’s 1/4 tsp of mango powder.

Soaked sago pearls or tapioca is sauteed with bite-sized potatoes and peanuts to prepare the dish.

To this white pearl beauty, we have added a few red pearls.

Sabudana Khichdi is a popular and excellent Maharashtrian breakfast dish made with sago pearls (topiaco pearls), spiced with green chillies and seasoned with roasted peanuts and fresh coconut.

Sabudana is popularly known as sago or Tapioca.

Sago Khichdi instructions

1. Soak sago in enough water for 2 hours. Strain excess water..

2. Wash peel and chop potatoes in very thin slices..

3. Heat ghee in a wok. Add thinly chopped potatoes in ghee and fry golden brown colour. Remove it in a plate..

4. Add cumin seeds and when cumin seeds splutter put soaked and strained sago and saute for 1 minute. Add peanuts and roast for 2 minutes..

5. Now add fried potatoes and mix. Add rock salt, black pepper powder and mango powder and mix well. Sauté for an minute and sago khichdi is ready..

6. Serve hot with curd..

Sabudana Khichdi is a wonderful, mildly spiced recipe giving a slight crunch from the peanuts and natural sweet flavour from fresh grated coconut.

Sago khichdi can be prepared using two types of sabudana (sago), large and small.

This easy recipe uses small sized pearl sabudana as it reduces the preparation time as well as gives even taste in every spoonful.

Don't forget to read tips given below to make perfect non-sticky sabudana khichdi.

Sabudana (Sago, also known as Tapioca) Khichdi is a special dish generally prepared during fasting (Vrat) days like Navratri , MahaSivaratri or Ekadhasi.