SABUDHANA KICHDI/JAVARISSI UPMA

 

I had this dish the very first time at my aunts place in mumbai in the year 1997,As they all were on santoshi mata vrat this was the only meal they had .I started loving this dish from that time,but i was not knowing the name for few years.I used to say to my mom make and give me that wat mami made.But no one had expertise in making that at my place,no one knew the proper method.Finally i left that craving.Now after marriage i used to have sai vrat and one of my frnds told me how to make it and i regained the taste..then too it had few faults,now with few trial and error method i got the expertise in it and now this is the regular lunch at my place on every thursaday.om sai ram,even my husband started liking it now.

Ingredients

Sabudhana/javarissi-1cup

Roasted peanuts powdered -2 tbsp

Onion-1

Potato -1

Turmeric-a pinch

Lime juice-1-2tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil

Seasoning

Mustard

Jeera

Method

• Wash the sabudhana in water by completely removing the starch.ie, u shud wash the sabudhana repeatedly until the water become clear and soak it in water for overnight.
  
• Next day separate the sabudhana with fingers,they will look like semi-transparent bubbles and add peanut powder and keep it aside
  
• Chop onions and potato into fine pieces.
  
• Take a pan pour oil into it ,pop up mustard and jeera,then add onions and saute nicely until they become transparent.
  
• Add potatoes now and fry it for few secs and cook it by closing the vessal for 2 -3 min and add turmeric to the mixture and mix nicely.
  
• Now add the sabudhana mixed with peanuts to it and add salt and fry for few minutes.
  
• Cover the vessal and let it cook for 5 minutes,saute them in between such that they wont stick to the vessal.
  
• Add oil in small amounts(if needed) in between such that they get cooked evenly.
  
• Now the sabudhana appear as transparent yellow crystals.When this stage is reached you can switch off the stove .
  
• Add lime juice at the end and garnish with cilantro(corriander) leaves.
• You can enjoy your sabudhana kichdi with yoghurt or as such.

Precautions

If you have the have the habit of omitting onions during vrat times,u can skip that step.

If you are in santoshi mata vrat please dont add lime juice.

1 serving of sabudhana is approximately 370 cal, and is high in carbohydrates.so make sure that you are not eating too much..