Sabudana Khichdi

Name: Sabudana Khichdi
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 8 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200g sago pearls (sabudana), soaked overnight; 2 medium potatoes, boiled and diced; 100g roasted peanuts, roughly crushed; 3 green chillies, finely sliced; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tbsp ghee or oil; 1 tsp sugar; 1 lemon, juice; fresh coriander to garnish

Fasting food of Maharashtra — crispy sago pearls with peanuts, green chilli and potato. Rinsing the soaked sago pearls until the water runs completely clear stops them clumping together into a sticky mass once they hit the hot pan.

Total time

495 min

Prep

480 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Indian

veganvegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

200gsago pearls (sabudana), soaked overnight

2medium potatoes, boiled and diced

100groasted peanuts, roughly crushed

3green chillies, finely sliced

1 tspcumin seeds

2 tbspghee or oil

1 tspsugar

1lemon, juice

fresh corianderto garnish

Instructions

Drain and rinse soaked sago pearls until water is clear.

Heat ghee, fry cumin seeds.

Add chillies and potatoes, cook 3 minutes.

Add sago, peanuts, sugar and lemon juice.

Cook over medium heat, stirring gently, 5–6 minutes until sago turns translucent.

Garnish with coriander. Serve immediately.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

166

Protein

6.5g

Fat

12.6g

Carbs

10.1g

Fiber

2.7g

Sodium

6mg

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