Sabudana khichdi

This dish is AmAr's favorite. He'd been asking me to prepare this since a long time. Decided to try it for dinner today. Not being a typical Karnataka dish, had difficulty in finding the recipe. I'm not a Maharashtrian, so my recipe might not be the authentic one. During the weekend was busy preparing for Dasara.

Ingredients: -

1 cup sabudana/sabakki

2 potatoes, chopped

2 green chilies, slit lengthwise

1/2 cup peanuts

1 tsp lemonade/fresh lemon juice

1 strand curry leaves

2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp mustard

1 tsp jeera/cumin

1/2 tsp turmeric

Coconut & coriander for garnishing

Salt

Oil

Method: -

1. Soak sabudana for a minimum of 4 hours or soak depending on the quantity. Do not pressure cook or microwave Sabudana as the end result will be not the desired one.

2. In a pan, add groundnuts & roast till they become brown. (Without oil)

3. Roll the groundnuts using a belan or with hands to remove the skin.

4. In a mixer, dry grind the groundnuts to get a coarse powder.

5. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard & cumin seeds.

6. When the mustard begins to pop, add curry leaves, green chilies & potatoes.

7. Add turmeric, salt & sugar & cook till the edges of the potatoes become a little brown.

8. When the potatoes are tender, add the groundnut powder & mix well.

10. Add the Sabudana after few minutes.

9. Cover the pan with a lid & cook for 5-10 minutes.

10. Garnish with coriander, coconut & add fresh lemon juice & serve hot.