yummy khichdi

This is a traditional Indian recipe famous with Gujaratis and Maharashtrians and is often enjoyed as breakfast or as vrat ka khana (during fasting/navratri).

Ingredients

• 1 cup sabudana (sago)
• 1 tbsp peanuts - shelled, roasted, coarsely pounded
• 1 tsp ghee
• 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 3-4 whole red chillies
• 1 sprig curry leaf (curry patta)
• 2 tsp rock salt (sendha namak)
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tbsp coriander (hara dhania) leaves - chopped
• 1 tsp green chillies - chopped
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

1. Wash sabudana till the water clears. Soak in water to come up about 3 cm (just more than an inch) above it for about an hour.
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3. Drain in a colander, then spread over a thick cloth for about 1 hour.
   
4. Mix the sabudana, peanuts, salt, chilli powder very well, so that it is fully coated with this mixture.
5. Heat the ghee, add cumin, red chillies and curry leaves. When the chillies darken a bit, add the sabudana mixture and turn around over low flame till cooked.
6. Remove from flame, add the lemon juice and mix well. Serve garnished with coriander and green chillies.