Dahi Sabudana (Tapioca Pearls in Yogurt)


Dahi Sabudana is a traditional Maharashtrian fasting recipe. Easy to make and is gluten-free. It is made from tapioca pearls (sago), yogurt, crushed peanuts and spiced with green chilies and cumin.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Sabudana/Sago/Tapioca pearls
  • 1 cup plain yogurt/dahi
  • 2 green chilies
  • ¼ cup roasted peanut powder
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp ghee or oil
  • Salt
  • 1/2 tsp sugar

Method:

  • Dry roast sabudana on low flame until they change color
  • Wash twice with water and drain the water
  • Make buttermilk by adding 1 tbsp curd to 1 cup water
  • Add pinch of salt to buttermilk and soak sabudana in buttermilk for 2 hours (or until sago grains soften)

  • Add yogurt, salt, sugar and peanut powder to sago and mix well
  • In a small pan, add ghee/oil and heat it
  • Once it is hot, add cumin seeds and green chili pieces
  • Once cumin seeds crackle, turn off the stove and add this tempering to sabudana+ yogurt mixture
  • Mix well and enjoy!

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