Nylon Sago Upma | Sabudana khichadi

Cuisine Style: South India | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Chutney, Fried Egg | Type: Breakfast or Dinner

Ingredients

• Nylon Sabudhana [Sago] - 1 cup [Soak sago for 2 hours then drain extra water]
• Carrot [grated] - 1 tbsp
• Tomato - 1 [chopped]
• Onion – 1 [chopped]
• Green chilli - 1[chopped]
• Ginger - ½ tbsp [finely chopped]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves– 2 springs [finely chopped]
• Coconut - 1 tbsp [Grated]
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
• Urad dal - ½ tbsp
• Bengal gram - ½ tbsp
• Asafetida - a pinch
• Lemon juice - ½ tbsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

Preparation

• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. Once it’s spluttered add Bengal gram, urad dal sauté gently then add onion sauté till light brown then add asafetida.
• Add ginger, green chilli & curry leaves sauté gently then add turmeric powder and tomato sauté for 2 min.
• Add grated coconut & carrot sauté for 1 min then add sabhudana, sprinkle salt sauté gently till sabhudana changes to transparent.
• Once it’s cooked cut off heat then sprinkle lemon juice & coriander leaves serve hot.

Note

• This can be prepared without vegetable
  

Tip

• Use 1 tbsp of ghee with oil for added aroma
  

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