Sabudana Khichdi (Spicy Tapioca)

 I got engaged on my final year of College, and a few months of chitchatting with my hubby , A Big Fat South Indian Wedding and then I was packed and sent to pune with my husband . Pune was second largest city in state of Maharashtra after Mumbai . I loved everything there which includes amazing sweet and spicy kachhi Dabeli's,Dhokla,Bhakarwadi,Sabudana khichdi, spicy momos ,Loni dosas ,Puran poli's ,Khanda Poha,Tawa pulao ...many more recipes to say. Apart from food, Sight seeing was my all time favorite. We went to almost anywhere by bike. I still remember we drove to lavasa in bike .

Pune is my dream city , a place where i would to settle for the rest of my life.Those days I never used to cook, Kitchen was just like a showcase at our place. My maid used to cook for me all time . Aww those were golden days in my life .There was a shiva temple just back of our house. During Maha Shivarathri, Maharashtrian women fast the whole day and all they eat is sabudana khichdi . 

A very flavorful dish made with pure ghee and peanuts . Some people do not add salt and lemon also ,instead they use black salt for this recipe . I had this one whole day while I was fasting that day , I loved it . Later after an yr and half, My friend priyanka made this for me . It was the best I ever had . I immediately asked her the recipe and tried it and it came out so horrible. Later I asked how to soak the tapioca and make this dish .Now We are so far from each other ,But I try her recipes and remember her foods :) 

Sabudana Khichdi (Spicy Tapioca)          

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Serves About: 2

Ingredients

• 2 Cup of Tapioca ,Washed and Soaked overnight 
• 1/2 Cup of Potatoes,Finely chopped
• 1/4 Cup of Dry Roasted Peanuts,Coarsely pulsed
• 3 tsp of Pure Desi Ghee (Clarified Butter)
• 1 tsp of Cumin Seeds
• 3-4 Curry Leaves
• 1/4 tsp of Turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp of Red Chilli powder
• 4-5 Green Chillies,Finely Chopped
• 1 tsp of Sugar
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp of Lemon Juice
• Some Cilantro Leaves to Garnish

Method

• Wash the tapioca well with water and soak them overnight Just enough to immerse well in it. By next day, You would see all those water absorbed by tapioca and easy to cook.
• Take a pan and dry roast some peanuts till brown and pulse them into a coarse powder and set them aside
• Place a pan, Heat some ghee in it. Add some cumin seeds,few curry leaves,Chopped green chillies and finely chopped potatoes,Turmeric powder and little amount of salt and stir well. Close the lid for 1-2 minutes till the potatoes cook well.
• Now Add some salt, sugar and red chilli powder to the tapioca and then add to the pan in which tempering and potatoes are cooking and toss well on medium flame.
• Add very little water if you feel its dry.Once you see tapioca sticking with each other. Add the roasted peanut powder to it and toss well for another minute or two until its all mixed well.
• Switch off the stove and add a dash of lemon juice and few coriander leaves and serve warm.

Serve Sabudana Khichdi warm with some hot ginger tea. Its a perfect breakfast dish.