By Nandini Bhushan*
Much like the Indian culture, the cuisine of India is blessed with an immense range of traditional as well as regional food. Depending upon the availability of local vegetables, fruits, Spices and herbs along with the climatic factor, Indian food varies in choices. Each state is influenced with these choices making them unique and distinctive from one another.
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Sabudana Khichdi
An authentic Maharashtrian recipe, sabudana khichdi is loaded with protein and carbohydrate and is usually eaten during fasting days. Sabudana khichdi is a comfort food that is relished even for breakfast apart from being a popular street food in Maharashtra that is enjoyed specifically with home made curd.
Ingredients
Sabudana : 250 gms
Boiled potatoes : 1 diced
Roasted peanuts : 200 gms
Green chilli : 2
Sugar : 1 tsp
Salt : as required
Ghee : 2 tsp
Jeera : tsp
Lemon juice : 1 tsp
Coriander leaves
Step 1
Soak the sabudana overnight.
Step 2
Dry roast the peanut and coarsely grind it.
Step 3
Add ghee in a thick bottom pan. Once hot add the jeera for tadka. Once cracked, put the slit green chilli along with boiled potatoes. Saute for a couple of minutes.
Step 4
Add the soaked and drained sabudana along with ground peanut, sugar and salt. Stir them all together slowly so that the sabudana does not get mashed .
Step 5
Cover the pan and let it cook on medium flame for 8 to10 minutes stirring occasionally. Once the sabudana turns translucent add the lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves and serve it immediately.
*Nandini Bhushan is a well-known food blogger
