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Sabudana Khichdi Recipe | Sago Khichdi Recipe | How to make Sabudana Khichdi for Navratri Fasting Vrat Upvas

Easy and delicious Sabudana Khichdi Recipe (sago or tapioca) is usually made in fasts and is one of the popular Navratri Recipes that can be eaten during vrat / Fast.
Course Snack
Cuisine North Indian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 25 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 161kcal
Author Garima Dublish

Ingredients

Sabudana Khichdi Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Sabudana / Tapioca Pearls / Sago
  • ¼ cup Peanuts
  • 1 medium Boiled Potato
  • 1 tsp Grated Ginger
  • 1 tsp Green Chili (finely chopped)
  • ¼ tsp Red Chili Powder (optional)
  • ½ tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeera
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Coriander (finely chopped)
  • 1 tbsp Ghee
  • ½ tsp Sendha Namak (adjust as per taste)

Instructions

  • Firstly, wash the sabudana/sago and soak them for 5-6 hours in the water in a container.
  • The water level should be just 1 cm above the sabudana in the container.
  • Keep stirring the sabudana in the container every two hours to maintain uniformity.
  • After 5-6 hours, check them by hand, if still hard keep them soaked for a few hours more.
  • Once they are soft, strain the excess water and keep it aside.
  • Please Note: sabudana comes in different sizes and soaking time may differ.
  • Further, roast peanuts on a hot pan/wok, peel off the skin, and then grind them.
  • After that, peel the boiled potato and cut it into small cubes.
  • Mix the powdered peanuts and sendha namak (rock salt) with the drained sabudana.
  • Further, heat the ghee in a pan/wok, and add cumin seeds.
  • Let them splutter for a few seconds.
  • Now add coriander powder, red chili powder, black pepper powder, chopped green chilies, and grated ginger.
  • Cook them for a few seconds or till the raw smell of the ginger goes away.
  • Additionally, add potato cubes. Stir and cook well till it becomes golden brown in color.
  • After that, add sabudana and mix well. Saute for 4-5 minutes.
  • Further, add lime juice and mix well.
  • Cook for another 4-5 minutes on low flame.
  • After that, switch off the flame and sprinkle some chopped fresh coriander and mix well.
  • Finally, hot and delicious sabudana khichdi or sago khichdi for Navratri Vrat / Fast is ready to be served.

Notes

Sabudana comes in different sizes so soaking time may differ.