Sabudana Khichdi (Spicy Tapioca)
January 12th, 2010 filed under Appetizers, Snacks, Vegan
Sabudana also known as Tapioca makes a great Khichdi. This recipe is mildly spiced and peanuts give it a light crunch. Tapioca khichdi is great for breakfast or as a snack and it tastes delicious.
This is a great gluten free dish.
Recipe for 3 to 4.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups tapioca (sabudana)
- 1/2 cup broken raw peanuts (mungfali)
- 1/2 cup green peas (hari matar)
- 2 green chilies sliced long ways
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
- 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- About 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro (hara dhania)
Method:
- Gently wash then soak tapioca (sabudana) in about 1/2 cup of water for 6 to 8 hours.
- Roast the peanuts on medium heat, until they are lightly brown. Keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if seed cracks right away then oil is ready.
- Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds after seeds crack add green chilies and stir for a few seconds.
- Next add the green peas and stir fry until peas are tender.
- Add the soaked tapioca (sabudana) and stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes ,
- Add turmeric, and salt and stir fry on medium heat continuously until tapioca (sabudana) becomes translucence, looks like pearls. Stir gently and making sure tapioca doesn’t get sticky and stuck to each other. This should take about 6 to 7 minutes.
- Add peanuts, lemon juice and cilantro (hara dhania), stir gently.
- Serve hot and ENJOY!
Tips:
- To save time soak the tapioca in warm water for about 2 to 3 hours water should not be hot.
- If you don’t stir continuously tapioca will stick to each other.
Manjulaji, my sabudana usually gets soggy. This recipe is really good So will try it your way. Thanks for sharing such good recipes.I like your website.
Sorry Manjuaji I misspelt your name
my mon used to do the same minus turmeric and peas. But my mom used to put groundnut after grinding it coarsely.
Dear Manju Aunty,
What is the brand of blender/mixer do you use for grinding indian spices. Can you tell me the motor speed of the blender. Do you use the same blender for blending spices in chutney form and for powdered form. I noted that you use a blender with a black base for smoothly paste like blending and you have used some other blender (looks like a food processor) which is white in color for blending dry nuts in cashew almond burfi. I vaguely remember you telling its kitchen Aid brand. It looks like US brand and not like an indian brand. Do you use a high power professional series or a regular one? On an average how long does it last for you.
Some of my cousins who bought American blender for indian cooking said the mixer broke and caused flames and said it couldn’t withstand grinding our spices.
I had a sumeet mixer from india for the past 5 and a half years since my marriage but it broke yesterday. Sorry for the elaborate email. I am desperate to buy one as far as my south indian cooking goes, I can’t survive without a mixer for even a day. Please reply. We have to decide soon and buy it.
Dear, her neame is Manjula ann not just Manju. Pl address people with respect.
You could also ask your Indian friends what they use. Are you in US or India? That will affect what brands you can buy. Also, the American brands your cousins bought were probably cheap, hence them breaking and catching fire.
A good quality grinder by companies like Braun or Cuisinart should last for several years!
Thank you Jaya for the suggestion. I live in san diego,california. Till yesterday , I didn’t care to ask my friends about blenders since I was thinking my Sumeet mixie would last for years. Is Oster brand good? do you have an idea.
Just today I was doing all the research in the internet. I have to ask my friends too. Are you using cuisinart.
I use Braun. Go to stores like Williams-Sonoma, Macy’s, where they have a good kitchen supply department. Keep the box and receipt of what you buy. If the grinder doesn’t work well or breaks down, you can return it for a refund (check the store’s return policy for how long after the purchase you can return something).
Thanks Jaya.One more clarification. Is it the Braun professional hand/immersion blender that you are talking about. Can you please give the model number.
arthi, try using oster blender with food processor attachment. it is good for south indian cooking.And i have been using it for past 5 yrs without any problems. it has food processor attachment which is good for making chutney.
also to this motor u can use the small chutney jar like the one u have for sumeet, which u get in any indian electronic shops.just ask them for the small attachment jar for the oster & they will understand.
check this web site for th model- http://www.oster.com/Category.aspx?pgid=1031
u can get anywhere-amazon,walmart, target.
I just prepared the sabudana today…and its too too sticky…!!
i dont know where i went wrong…pls let me know…take care…keep smiling
thank you soo much for posting this recipe!! My sabudana I cook it with potatoes but it never turns out!! It gets too sticky!
I will definitely try it!
I am loving your site and all the recipes. I have always wanted to try a kitchidi type of thing with Sabudana.. and here’s your recipe
. I have soaked them already and today evening I am planning to cook this recipe. Hoping it would come out well. 
Auntyji, I noticed that those recipes with peas as an ingredient had the peas undercooked. wheneverI put them along with the other vegetable ( eg cabbage or mushrooms). Apparently the peas weren’t tender or they should’ve cooked longer. Since the khichdi also calls for peas would you suggest blanching the peas first or cooking them with a little water. Since I ‘m / learning and relearning cooking because of your website, please do reply…..
Hi Manjulaji,
I love all your dishes. They are very simple and easy to make. i tried the sabudhana kichidi . It came out very well.thanks for sharing with us all the low fat diet and gluten free diet.
Hello..
Iam definitely going to try this khichdi soon. My family cannot handle dry items and always need something as an accompaniment… What is a good accompaniment for this khichdi?
I love your site and recipes, one for the way you explain it and second because they are onion free…they really help me during my vrat days
Thanks Much
U can serve this khichdi with any chutney or raitas .here is the link 4 onion raita u can try—–
http://richaskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/onion-raita.html