SABUDHANA KICHDI

Sabudhana Kichdi

This preparation is a favourite of Maharashtrians and they generally savour it on Ekadasi/Upavas days. The preparation is very easy.

Ingredients:
sabudhana(sago)-200 gms,
groundnuts-100 gms,
potato-2(medium)
green chillies-4,
corriander leaves-1/2 cup(chopped),
coconut scrapings-1/2 cup,
mustard seeds-1 tsp,
oil-2 tbsps,
salt to taste.

SABUDHANA KICHDI

Method:
Wash the sago 2/3 times to remove the powdery coating, if there is any, and soak it in a small quantity of water for 6 hrs.
Roast the groudnuts and powder it.
Cook potato, peel and cut into very small pieces.
Chop the chillies.
Roll the soaked sago in the groundnut powder in such a way that all the sago is well coated with the powder.
Heat oil in a pan, crackle mustard and add the chillies and fry for a while.
Add  sago and salt and mix well.
Bring the flame to low and cook till the sago is well cooked.
Keep stirring often so that no lump formation takes place.
When done, add the potato and mix well.
Keep on low flame for another 2 mts and then remove.
Add the coconut and the corriander leaves and mix well.
Note: Depending upon the taste, the potato pieces can be fried before adding to the dish.Onions, chopped and fried in little oil and added to the khichadi will enhance the tast