Sabudana Khichadi

Sabudana Khichadi
Alternative names	साबुदाना खिचड़ी
Course	Breakfast, snack
Place of origin	India
Region or state	Western parts of India
Main ingredients	Tapioca pearls, potatoes, peanuts, grated coconut, green chilies, ghee
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Sabudana khichadi is an Indian dish made from soaked sabudana (tapioca pearls). It is typically prepared in parts of Western India such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. In major towns like Mumbai, Pune, Indore, Bhopal, Jaipur and Nagpur, it is available as street food and is widely eaten throughout the year. It is the dish of choice when an individual observes a "fast" during Shivratri, Navratri, or a similar Hindu religious occasion. Sabudana Khichdi is one of the most popular comfort food in India. Beautiful tender tapioca pearls with crunchy roasted peanuts and sautéed with potatoes using spices with generous squeeze of lemon. A true humble meal for folks of all ages. It is known as Sabudana Usal in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.

Recipe

Pearl tapioca (Sabudana) is soaked for a while, and is then fried with cumin seeds, salt, red chili powder, green chillies, diced potatoes and other optional ingredients such as fried peanuts..

Nutrition

Sabudana Khichdi with sweet curd

It is nearly pure carbohydrate and has very little protein, vitamins, or minerals. The addition of peanuts to sabudana khichadi adds to the protein making it a more balanced meal. It has a high caloric content, due to the quantity of starch and fat present.

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References

External links

Recipe to make Sabudana Khichadi

Sabudana Khichadi at Wikibook Cookbooks

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