Delicious Sabudana Khichdi (Sago flavoured with chilli-peanut powder)

The first time ever that I made Sabudana Khichdi, Today was 8th day of Navratri so me and my husband have both kept fast,I did get sabudana on Sunday but had never made it so was undecided wether I should try it or not , today morning when I was on call with mom she gave me sabudana recipe which I found very simple to make and luckily I had all ingredients to make it.I remember as a child I  never used to like it but today when I made it myself I found it so delectable So I'm sure to make it again :) Sabudana Khichdi is a pretty tricky proposition It matters how you soak the sabudana and one should not soak for too long, or in too much water that all you get is starchy mush, or on the other hand, a little less water and it would roll off like balls of mercury away from  your palm.Here I am posting my tried and tested method of making this amazing khichdi.

Ingredients:-

1. 2 cups of Sabudana.
2. 4-5 tbsp of raw peanut powder
3. 4-5 Green chili finely chopped
4. 2 Medium potatoes cut into big pieces
5. 1 tbsp cumin seeds
6. 7-8 Curry Leaves
7. 1/2 tbsp of sugar
8. 1/2 cup finely chopped coriander
9. 2 tbsp of lime juice
10. 1 tbsp of red chili powder
11. 1 tbsp of oil
12. Salt to taste.

Method :-

1. Toss the sabudana into a big bowl and wash it under the tap. Allow it to drain 
2. Keep it this way for 2 hours at least covered with a lid, after an hour  just toss it but don't touch it with your hands or spoon
3. Just before cooking add 1 1/2 spoons of salt to the sabudana as it soaks up the salt really well.
4. Boil the potatoes and cut it into large pieces or just coarsely mash with your hands into big pieces.
5. Take a Pan, add oil to it, once heated add cumin seeds, green chili and curry leaves, let it cook for a while.
6. Add groundnut powder to this mixture and keep the flame very low and keep on stirring it for abut 2 minutes.
7. Add boiled potatoes to this mixture mix it well and let it cook for about 5 minutes.
8. Now add soaked sabudana to this , mix it lightly, add red chili powder and sugar to this mixture.
9. Cook it on a low flame by covering it with a lid and constant stirring for about 20 minutes.
10. Garnish it with a dash of lime and finely chopped coriander leaves.
11. Serve hot with curd by its side.

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Gram flour Dosa ( Besan Cheela)

It was a Friday evening and I was not sure what to cook we wanted to have something light, so my husband came up with the idea of making Besan Cheela, it's light and hardly takes time to cook.So I collated all things I would need to make it and we made it together.

Food items prepared with gram flour are very tasty.It tastes mildly sweet, it’s also gluten free and famously known for its anti-diabetic properties.After bajjias and pakoras, my next favorite item with besan is dosas. Besan Dosa is a traditional Indian breakfast and evening snack item, prepared by mixing gram flour with a variety of finely chopped vegetables. The dosas are usually served with chutneys, It's  quite easy to prepare and one can experiment with ingredient quantities quite liberally.They are not that good when they get cold, so prepare them just before mealtime.
 

Ingredients :-

1. 2 cups of gram flour
2. 1 big onion,
3. 2 green chillies,
4. 2 tbsp of cilantro - finely chopped
5. 1 tomato finely chopped
6. 1 cumin seeds
7. 1 tsp of carom seeds
8. 2 tbsp of roasted semolina
9. salt to taste

Method :-

1. In a Bowl add cumin, ajwan,semolina and salt. Mix to combine.
2. Add the finely chopped vegetables. By gradually adding water, about 1 to 2 cups, mix and prepare besan batter to a medium-thick pouring consistency, like idly batter.
3. Heat a non stick pan  grease it with half-cut whole onion.
4. When the pan is hot, pour ladleful of batter and spread into thin round. Sprinkle half teaspoon of oil or ghee on the top. Wait for bubbles to appear. When the underside starts to brown, gently lift and turn to other side. Cook the dosa until the second side is lightly browned. 
5. Serve it with Chutney Or Ketchup.

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Oats Upma

Oats Upma is a very easy recipe and can be had for breakfast or as a light snack.When I tried Oats Upma for the first time, I wasn’t expecting it to come out too well and taste too good. It is easy for the whole Upma mixture to become soggy, soft and tasting bad if care is not taken to see the whole preparation receives the right amount of water when heating in the pan and while roasting the oats.It should be stirred continuously when you are roasting the Oats.





Ingredients :-

1. 1 cup oats
2. 1 medium Onion Finely Chopped
3. 1 medium tomato finely chopped
4. 1 medium capsicum finely chopped
5. Curry leaves and coriander leaves
6. 2 Green chili
7. 1 tsp mustard seeds
8. 1 tsp cumin seeds
9. 1 tbsp lime juice
10. 1/2 cup water
11. salt to taste
12. 1 tbsp oil

Method  :-

1. Take a wok/pan Fry oats, dry roast the oats for about 5 min on a low flame, till you get a nice aroma of oats.
2. Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard and cumin seeds, Once it splutters, add green chili and curry leaves and saute it for about 2 mins.
3. Add onion and salt and let it cook for about 5 -7 mins , till it turns golden brown.
4. Add capsicum and tomato to this and let it cook till all veggies become tender.
5. Add oats to this and stir it well, add 1/2 cup of water and let it cook for about 5 mins by covering it with a lid
6. Serve oats upma with a dash of lime.garnis it with freshly chopped corainder leaves.

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