Sabudhana Kichadi

Sabudhana Kichadi, one recipe which i was not getting right at all...  Finally one of my neibhours taught it and since then its become a favourite for me, and my inlaws.

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup sago seeds or sabudana(preferably big ones)
• 1 medium sized potato
• one handful groundnuts
• 2 green chillis
• 1 lemon
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp haldi
• 1 tsp each mustard seeds and jeera for tempering
• 2 tbsp oil
• a few curry leaves

Directions

• Wash sabudana nicely under running water so that no powder is left.
• Drain water completely and leave for 3 to 4hours. keep mixing it from time to time and sprinkle some water so sabudana is not completely dry.
• After 4hours the sabudana will be spongy.
• Meanwhile dry roast groundnuts on gas or in microwave and powder them coarsely. No need to peel them.
• Add salt, sugar, haldi, chillipowder, lemon juice and ground nuts and mix well.
• Heat oil, add mustard seeds, chopped green chillis, curry leaves and potatoes cut into fine cubes.
• When the potatoes are almost done, add the ground nut mixture, and mix well
• Add sabudana and mix well.
• Keep  on simmer for 5 to 10 minutes till sabudana is cooked. Sabudana will change colour once it is cooked.
• Remove from fire and serve hot.

Can be served hot with chutney or raita.