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Good Morning Foodies! Nice pleasant weather in my part of the world. After noodles, curry and cutlets, how about a gluten free Sabudana (Sago) recipe. Traditionally for Indian Vrat or Upavas, Sabudana Khichdi/Pilaf is made with potatoes and crushed peanuts. Today's Colorful Sago Khichdi is a No Onion Garlic recipe, but with lots of different vegetables. Do try this and let me know. Ingredients: Sabudana/Sago - 1 cup Crushed/Powdered Roasted Peanuts - about 1 cup Sliced Red Bell Peppers - about 1/2 cup Sliced Yellow Bell Peppers - about 1/2 cup Sliced Carrots - about 1/2 cup Sliced Potato - about 1/2 cup  Sliced Sweet Potato - about 1/2 cup Curry Leaves/Kadipata - 5 Cilantro/Coriander Leaves - 5 sprigs Cumin/Jeera Seeds - 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper/Red Chili Powder - 1/4 tsp (optional) Oil or Ghee or Butter - 1 1/2 tbsp How to cook Sabudana Khichdi with Vegetables: Wash sago twice and drain the water. Add water just enough to form a thin layer on sago. Ke...

Hello everyone! My first post in 2021. Wish you all a happy and blessed 2021!  Recently, I blogged about an air fryer recipe. Some of my vegetarian friends asked if I could share a vegetarian dish cooked in an air fryer. One of my favorites is Sabudana Wada (Sago Cutlets) . Hope you all enjoy this healthier, low fat recipe. Ingredients: Sago/Sabudana - 1 cup Potatoes - 2 medium Peanuts/Groundnuts - 1/2 cup Green Chilies - 4 Cilantro/Coriander Leaves - few sprigs Cumin/Jeera Seeds - 1 tsp Sugar - 1/2 tsp Salt Cooking Spray or Oil How to make Sabudana Wade: Wash Sago twice and drain the water. Add water just enough to form a thin layer on sago. Keep it covered for 5 - 6 hours or overnight. Overnight works well for me. Boil the potatoes and dry roast the peanuts.  After cooling, grind the peanuts to a coarse powder. Sago must turn almost double in size and soft to touch. If not, sprinkle some more water. Mix sago, boiled potatoes, roasted peanut powder, cumin seeds, chopped ...

Sabudana Khichdi is a snack made during Hindu religious fast/upaas. Today I prepared sago khichdi with a sweet potato twist.  Ingredients: Sago/Sabudana - 1/2 cup Sweet Potato/Ratali - 1 medium Raw Peanuts/Groundnuts/Shenga - 1/2 cup Cumin/Jeera Seeds - 1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder/Cayenne Pepper - 1/4 tsp Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp Black Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp Curry Leaves/Kadipata - a sprig Coriander/Cilantro Leaves - few sprigs Sugar or Jaggery - 1/2 tsp Ghee/Clarified Butter or Oil Salt How to cook Sabudana Khichdi: Wash sago twice and drain the water.  Add about 2 tbsp water. Cover and keep it aside for about 6 hours. Dry roast the peanuts till they slightly darken and skin starts coming off. Let the peanuts cool. Grind the peanuts to a coarse powder. I added the peanut skin too. After soaking, sago will turn almost double in size and soft to touch. Add salt, sugar, turmeric, red chili  powder, black pepper powder and peanut po...

Back home in my Mom's kitchen, every Monday was a Sago special.  My favorite breakfast, since I love both sago and potatoes.  In my kitchen, sago delicacies are part of our weekend brunch, some days Sabudana Khichdi and some days Thaalipeeth.  I am sure you all love the popular Sabudana Wada .  Its my fave too, but deep frying doesn't sound healthy, right?  For calorie conscious foodies, these savory pancakes with the goodness of potatoes are perfect.  These taste similar to Sago Wadas, but with a lot less calories.

Easy Chivda made with ready to fry Nylon Sabudana/Sago and peanuts.  Ideal for fasts.

I have always loved Maharashtrian food. But my most favorite are sago recipes -  Sabudana Wadas and Sago Khichdi. And especially, when my Mom cooks this Sabudanyachi Khichdi with aromatic cilantro leaves. Here I am cooking my Mom's recipe reminiscing my childhood days in my US kitchen.

Sabudana or Sago is a staple for Indian fasts, well known as Vrat or Upvaas.  Sabudana Khichdi also known as Sago Pilaf is a vrat special food. Let me tell you about another sago delicacy - deep fried sago and potato cutlets, known as  Sabudana Vade.

For me, Sabudana or Sago is synonymous to Upvaas/Vrat or fasting.  My Mom used to cook a sago delicacy every Monday for her fasts.  And we too enjoyed those treats equally...  Sabudana Khichdi ,  Sabudane Wade . Today, I made Sago Kheer or Payasam in my US kitchen for the first time. I am not sure if Tapioca and Sago are one and the same.