Sabudana Khichdi

If there’s one dish that is quintessential during the fasting or vrat season in the Indian subcontinent, it has to be Sabudana Khichdi. Made with sago pearls or sabudana, boiled potatoes, roasted peanuts and a few spices, Sabudana Khichdi Recipe is most popular during the fasting days of Hindu festivals like Navratri, Mahashivratri and Ekadashi. Many people have many ways of making it. However, here, I have shared many to-dos for the most perfect, non-sticky Maharashtrian style khichdi made with sabudana. This is the recipe I have been making for decades.

Sabudana Khichdi Recipe

This Sabudana Khichdi recipe is an easy and delicious snack that can be made during your vrats or fasting days. However, it does require some skill and experience to make this khichdi, in which the sabudana pearls are not sticking or have turned into a lumpy mass.

Sabudana is the Hindi term for ‘sago’ or ‘tapioca pearls,’ and are made from the roots of the cassava plant. Another name of this plant is tapioca or yuca.

Since it is naturally a plant-based foodstuff and is gluten free as well, it is a great vegan alternative as well as a tasty substitute for wheat-based flours too. Another sago favorite of mine is this Sabudana Vada.