Sabudana Millet Khichdi - One Pot Meal
Sabudana Millet Khichdi is an easy one-pot meal recipe made using sago (tapioca pearls), millet, potatoes, and a few spices. It is one of the best recipes that can be prepared for fasting, vrat, and upvas days, and served with raita or yogurt salad.
Servings: 6
Calories: 263kcal
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Sabudana sago or tapioca pearls
- ¾ cup millet of your choice barnyard, foxtail, proso, jowar, etc.
- 1 to 2 tablespoon Ghee oil for vegan version
- 2 Green chilies finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon ginger grated
- 1 Potato peeled and cubed
- 1 Tomato finely chopped
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ½ to 1 teaspoon red chile powder
- 4 ½ cups water
- Salt to taste, sendha namak for fasting
- 2 tablespoon Cilantro coriander leaves chopped.
For the tadka
- 1 tablespoon Ghee or oil
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 2 tablespoon Cashews
- 1 Sprig curry leaves
Instructions
- Nicely wash sabudana and millet in water 2-3 times and keep it aside.¾ cup Sabudana, ¾ cup millet of your choice
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add green chilies and ginger, and saute for a minute.1 to 2 tablespoon Ghee, 2 Green chilies, 1 tablespoon ginger grated
- Add potato and tomato and saute for another 1-2 minutes.1 Potato, 1 Tomato
- Add turmeric and red chile powder and mix well.¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder, ½ to 1 teaspoon red chile powder
- Add the washed sabudana, millet, water and salt and stir. Cover the pressure cooker with a whistle and let it cook on a medium flame for 2 whistles.4 ½ cups water, Salt
- Let the pressure drop naturally.
- Open the lid. Stir.
Make the tempering
- Heat ghee in tadka pan. Add cumin seeds and saute for a few seconds.1 tablespoon Ghee, 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- Add cashews and curry leaves and saute until golden.2 tablespoon Cashews, 1 Sprig curry leaves
- Add this tempering and coriander leaves to the khichdi and mix well. Serve with raita, papadam, and pickle, and enjoy.2 tablespoon Cilantro
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Notes
- Always add sufficient water to prevent the khichdi from burning at the bottom. Cook it on a medium flame.
- Khichdi thickens as it cools. Add water and adjust salt and spices to achieve the desired consistency.
- If you prepare this on days other than vrat, upvas saute garlic and onion before adding chilies. This will make your khichdi even more delicious.
- This khichdi is made in a pressure cooker on a stovetop. You can also make it in your instant pot.
- You can make nutritious vegetable khichdi by adding veggies and greens of your choice.
- Adjust all spices to taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 288mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 234IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 2mg