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Sabudana Upma
🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Sabudana Upma

🇮🇳 Indian

Pearl tapioca upma for fasting days, sticky-sweet and peanut-rich. Breakfast engineering: maximum comfort, minimum fuss. Serve warm with coconut chutney on the side.

Prep 14 min Cook 13 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1, finely chopped
  • Ginger1 tbsp, minced
  • Green Chili2
  • Turmeric Powder1/4 tsp
  • Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
  • Potato3 medium, cubed
  • Mustard Seeds1 tsp
  • Curry Leaves1 sprig
  • Lemon1/2
  • Peanuts1/2 cup, roasted
  • Sago (Sabudana)1 cup, soaked

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

  1. 1

    Prepare the sago (sabudana): roast if it's rava, rinse if it's poha, soak if it needs it.

  2. 2

    Pop the mustard seeds in hot oil, add lentils if using, and wait for them to blush gold.

  3. 3

    Cook the onions with a pinch of salt till sweet and glassy, then add ginger and the spices.

  4. 4

    Add the potato, saute a minute, then fold in the prepared sago (sabudana) with salt and a splash of water.

  5. 5

    Steam briefly covered, then cut through the mixture and fluff; squeeze lemon over and shower with cilantro and coconut.

Chef's tip

Resting the finished dish for five minutes off the heat lets the spices settle and deepen.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Sabudana Upma Recipe | Sago Upma | Easy & Tasty Breakfast Recipe | Upma Recipe · on YouTube