Sabudana/Tapioca Khichadi (साबुदाण्याची खिचडी)

This is again an authentic Maharashtrian snack usually prepared on the day of fast.

                                     साबुदाण्याची खिचडी / Sabudana Khichadi

Ingredients:
1. Sabudana : 1 cup
2. Roasted peanut powder(Coarsely Grind) : 4-5 Tsp
3. Cumin Seeds : 1 Tsp
4. Green Chili - 4 to 5
5. Cilantro/Coriander 
6. Lemon Juice (optional) : 2 Tsp
7. Sugar : 1 Tsp
8. Salt to taste.
9. Ghee
10. Curry Leaves : 4 to 5


Procedure:
1. First, Soak Sabudana in water for 30 minutes, then drain all the water out and keep it overnight or for 7-8 hours. Soaking sabudana properly is the crux of this recipe. sprinkle spoonful of water on sabudana and mix it time to time so not to dry out completely.
2. When sabudana is soaked properly, mix it well at the time of preparing khichadi.
3. Now in a skillet, heat some ghee, then add cumin seeds. When they splutter, add green chili, curry leaves, finely chopped coriander leaves.
4. Then add sabudana, roasted peanut powder, salt, sugar and lemon juice(optional as per your taste). Keep churning it continuously for 7-8 minutes till sabudana changes its color and texture like shown in picture. (if sabudana left unattended without tossing or kept covered while cooking, it will stick to the pan and turn hard like a rubber.)
5. Remove from the fire and make sure to serve hot!