K’s mother and my mother have been born and have spent their formative years in Maharashtra. Hence, there is definitely a maharashtrian influence in their cooking. I learnt some , if not all of my cooking from them and it resurfaces in our kitchen once in a while and mostly when K is in charge and I’m his sous chef .
Our love for Shingdane ki chutney , kokum dal , koshimbir and sabudana khichdi cannot be expressed, It takes us down the memory lane and reminds us of our childhood days when our mothers sometimes treated us with simple , soul satisfying dishes , laced with the exotic maharashtrian spices .
I look forward to make simple food for a sunday brunch and enjoy our meal just lazing around and talking or watch an interesting movie. This one recipe just requires soaking the sabu dana the previous night just like the beans and it was ready in a jiffy !!! Pearls for brunch !! How does that sound ??
On another note, my four and a half year old laptop has started malfunctioning, I have to keep it in a certain position and type which is causing a lot of inconvenience to my back. I have received quite a few email submissions for AFAM- raspberry and have not been able to reply to all because of this reason.
Please bear with me as I will do only 2 posts which I already have drafted for events in the blogosphere. I will reply to all e-mails before 2nd June ‘08 as Im getting a new laptop this weekend .Thanks to all my dear fellow bloggers in advance!
Click here for Sailu’s original recipe
Here is the recipe , from her website.
Ingredients:
1 cup sago (medium size pearls) wash, drain and let it stand overnight
1/2 cup coarsely pound roasted peanuts
1 tbsp sugar (adjust)
salt to taste
1 tsp oil
1 tbsp ghee
For poppu/tempering/tadka:
1 tsp cumin seeds
3-4 green chillis, finely chopped
10-12 fresh curry leaves
Method :
1 Wash the sago thoroughly, drain off the water and let it stand over night. Next day morning, run your fingers through the sago pearls and loosen the lumps if any. The sago should appear clear, translucent, swelled up and separate pearls.
2 Combine coarsely pounded roasted peanuts, sugar and salt to the sago and keep aside.
3 Heat both oil and ghee together and once hot, add cumin seeds and let them brown a bit. Add the chopped green chillis and curry leaves and toss for a few seconds till the flavors come out but don’t burn them.
4 Finally add the sago-peanut mixture and combine well with the seasoning on low heat and toss the sago mixture continously for 8-9 mts. Serve hot.
May 29th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
the sabudaana khichdi looks yummy Dee..:D
Siri
May 29th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Sabudana khichdi looks delicious,love it..
May 29th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
OMG my all time fav, love sabudana khichdi. Looks awesome, mouthwatering pic as well!!!
May 30th, 2008 at 4:27 am
i love love love sabudana khichdi from my mumbai n pune days… n urs looks perfect.. n i like that bowl too ..
May 30th, 2008 at 7:15 am
sabudana khichdi looks good..havent eaten b4..but would love to try it:)..
May 30th, 2008 at 10:32 am
are you getting a macbook? we just got one and love it.
May 30th, 2008 at 10:46 am
I would have loved to , I chickened out at the last minute , didnt want this purchase to hinder other things on my wish list for my birthday in June…. bought a lenovo t61 instead.. maybe the next time
May 30th, 2008 at 11:13 am
I have not made this so far Dee. But once tasted in a temple here. Now I know how to make it.
May 30th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
This is my first time here and I loved it. I will definietly be regular reader now. Great entry and lovely picture.
May 30th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
i got a macbook a year ago and have had to get it serviced twice. small things don’t work - and the apple forums recommend getting the macbook pro over the macbook (a little late to be reading the forums!).
May 30th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
yeah anu , I was thinking of the macbook pro for a long time, when bee bought one, i checked with her about the performance… but i have a long list of pending things tht I want to spend on… this year and my laptop betrayed me at a wrong time :(. i dont ever want to buy a dell laptop ever again.. the batt gets heated up very fast and their customer service sucks!!maybe the next time… i will buy a mac… for now , Im content with a T61!
May 30th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Hay this is a nice recipe. Looks so good. I was searching for some good sabudana uppma. I have got urs now. Have to try this. YUM!
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Dee, I made this khichdi too 2 days ago:) its one of my favorites! looks great! and don’t worry about the posts, enjoy your few days off as a break:)
June 5th, 2008 at 11:14 am
I love that picture! Good luck with your laptop.