Sabudana Khichadi

Sabudana  Khichadi

Preparation time: 3 hrs
Cooking time: 10 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients:

Sabudana - 1 cup
Boiled potato - 1
Cumin(Jeera) - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 4-5
Peanuts(roasted and powdered) - 2 tsp
Slit green chillies- 1
Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Fresh Coriander- 2 tsp
Lemon juice- 1  lemon
Oil- 1 tsp

Method:

1. Wash  and soak sabudana in water. Water should be sufficient enough to soak sabudana well and not more than that
2. Let it rest for 3-4 hrs. You will see that sabudana has soaked all the water
3. Now mix salt, grounded peanut and black pepper powder to sabudana and mix well
4. Now in a pan, add cumin and curry leaves.  Add to it, potatoes and slit green chilies
5. Add sabudana mixture and cook on low flame covered for 1/2 a minute. Give it a mix
6. Sabudana will turn transparent. Switch off the flame. Add lemon juice
7. Garnish with fresh coriander and serve

Notes:

1. Sabudana should be dipped in right portion of water. It should look dry after soaking all the water
2. Sabudana may turn sticky if wet
3. Do not overcook sabudana, it will turn hard

Sooji Sandwich Dhokla/ Rawa Sandwich Dhokla

Sandwich dhokla

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 5 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

For Dhokla-

Sooji/Rawa/Semolina - 1 cup
Curd (dahi)- 1/2 cup
Turmeric (Haldi)- 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1 pinch + 1 tsp
Eno- 1 sachet
Mint-coriander chutney - 1 tbsp

For  Syrup-

Water  - 2 cups
Mustard seeds(rai)- 1 tsp
Curry  leaves - 7-8
Sugar - 1 tbsp
Salt- 1 tsp
Lemon juice-1 lemon
Slit green chilli -  1-2
Oil- 1 tsp

Method:

1. In a bowl, mix sooji and curd. Add water if required. consistency should be little thicker than  cake batter 
2. Add turmeric and salt. Give it a mix and set aside for an hour
3. Now grease a square shape bowl with oil. Add eno to the batter and mix gently
4. Pour half of the batter immediately into the bowl. 
5. Spread a layer of mint- coriander chutney. pour the remaining  batter over it.
6. Spread it evenly and microwave for 4 mins
7. Let it stand for 1 minute inside the microwave
8. Let it cool and cut into square shapes but a bit smaller size than desired as it will rise after going into syrup
9. For syrup, add oil to the pan . Splutter mustard seeds and curry  leaves.  Add water, sugar, salt and lemon to it. Let it boil. Switch off the flame and let it cool  a bit
10. Now, put sliced pieces of dhokla into some bigger pan. Pour syrup over it and let it rest for atleast 2 hrs or  till all the water gets soaked
11. Garnish with fresh coriander and serve

Note:

1. These can be made in any shape
2. Tamarind chutney can  also be filled in place  of mint-coriander chutney
3. Quantity of sugar and salt  in syrup can be adjusted as per taste