Sabudana ( Tapioca Pearl ): 4 Best Recipes to make at Home

Sabudana is also known as tapioca pearl.
The sabudana or tapioca pearl is eaten as a snack, breakfast. The tapioca pearl is served as khichdi, tapioca pearl vada, kheer, Cutlet. The tapioca pearl is mostly consumed by people while they are fasting in form of khichdi or vada. It also contains health benefits in it, it’s food liked by children in their tiffin.

Sabudana Khichdi benefits

There are a lot of benefits one can get from sabudana or tapioca pearl. below is some list of the same.

1) If one wants to Gain weight, then sabudana is food by which weight can be increased as it contains a high amount of calories and carbohydrates, intaking an extra amount of calories helps to Gain weight.

2) Sabudana provides Energy to the body, as it gives instant energy so it is consumed while fasting.

3) It help for the muscle growth, in case of any tissue, cell damage, the sabudana help to recover from the same.

4) As the tapioca pearl have calcium, iron, magnesium it helps in strengthens bones

5) It helps to hydrate the skin.

Process for soaking the Sabudana in a simple way

1) Take 1 cup of sabudana in a bowl.

2) Now wash this 2-3 times with clean water.

3) Once it’s washed properly, then add a little bit of water in the bowl.

4) don’t add excess water. Then let it rest for 2 hours.

How to make Sabudana Khichdi Recipe in Maharastran Style

This Recipe is very easy to make and can make in less time. This Recipe is eaten as a snack and also eaten while fasting. In this, we will make spicy Khichdi.

Sabudana Khichdi Recipe Nutrition

One serving of Sabudana Khichdi gives around 675 calories.

Carbohydrate: 355 calories.
Protein: 40 calories.
Fat: 295 calories.

2,000 calories are the total daily calorie requirement for a standard adult diet, from Tapioca Pearl we get 34 percent of your daily Calories need.

Note: If we add Ghee, Oil to the Tapioca Pearl the Calories will increase.
Sabudana has a very less amount of vitamins and minerals. It has a high amount of calories.

Tapioca Pearl Recipe Ingredients

• Sabudana 1 cup
• Water as required
• Green chilies 3
• Tomatoes 2
• Peanuts handful
• Coriander leaves
• Ginger 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Boiled potatoes 2
• Ghee/ oil
• Cumin seeds 1 tsp
• Black pepper powder 1tsp
• Lemon juice 1 tsp
• Sugar 1 tsp.

Recipe process

The main process of the Recipe

1) Take a Pan/ vessel add 1 tbsp of ghee/ oil.

2) Now add a handful of peanuts in the pan.

3) Roast the peanuts until it’s golden brown, then transfer to a plate.

4) In that same pan add 1tsp of cumin seeds and finely chopped green chilies, ginger.

5) Now let it fry until it cumin seeds crackle and the ginger won’t smell raw.

6) Then, add chopped tomatoes, fry this for 2 to 3 minutes.

7) Add boiled chopped potatoes (you can also mash the potato instead of chopping).

8) Fry it for 3 minutes, then add soaked sabudana.

9) Add salt to taste.

10) Now add 1tsp of black pepper powder, mix this all together.

11) Then add the roasted peanuts, add 1tsp of lemon juice.

12) Add 1tsp of sugar, again mix it well until it combines well.

13) Now add chopped coriander leaves, and switch off the flame.

The Khichdi is ready to serve.
Serve the Khichdi with yogurt.

How to make Sweet Sabudana Khichdi Recipe 

This Recipe is very easy to make and can make in less time, it will satisfy sugar craving. This Recipe is eaten as a snack and also eaten while fasting. In this, we will make sweet Khichdi.

Tapioca Pearl Sweet Recipe Ingredients (Grandma’s secret recipe)

• Sabudana 1 cup
• Water as required
• Sugar 8 tbsp
• Peanuts handful
• Ghee/ oil.

Recipe process

Process for soaking the Sabudana in a simple way

1) Take 1 cup of sabudana in a bowl.

2) Now wash this 2-3 times with clean water.

3) Once it’s washed properly, then add a little bit of water in the bowl.

4) don’t add excess water. Then let it rest for 2 hours.

The main process of the Recipe

1) Take a Pan/ vessel add 1 tbsp of ghee/ oil.

2) Now add a handful of peanuts in the pan.

3) Roast the peanuts until it’s golden brown, then transfer to a plate.

4) Now in that same pan add 2 tbsp of oil/ghee.

5) Then, add soaked sabudana.

6) Mix this, Then add the roasted peanuts,

7)Add sugar into the pan, and mix it.

8) Let it cook for 5 minutes, stir it continuously.

9) After 5 minutes switch off the flame and serve hot.

Tips: The most interesting part about this sweet khichdi is that it can be eaten with milk.

My Grandma used to serve this khichdi in a blow filled with milk with khichdi which used to enhance the taste.

Sabudana Vada( Cutlet )

Recipe Ingredients

• Soaked Sabudana 1/2 cup.
• Boiled Potatoes 4
• Roasted peanuts powder 1/2 cup
• Sendha salt as per taste
• Black pepper powder 1/4 tsp
• Green chilies 3-4
• Coriander leaves
• Chat masala powder 1 tsp
• Garam masala powder 1/2 tsp
• Oil/ghee.

Process for making the Recipe

1) For making the Recipe we have to soak the tapioca pearl and also boil potatoes.

2) Peel off the cover of boiled potatoes.

3) Take a bowl, add soaked sabudana in it, then grate the boiled potatoes (you can also mash the potato)

4) Then, add ground roasted peanuts, and sendha salt(you can also add normal salt)

5) Add black pepper powder, and chopped green chilies.

6) Then, add chat masala powder, garam masala powder.

7) Now add chopped coriander leaves.

8) Now mix this all together and make a nice dough.

9) Apply a little bit of oil/ ghee on your palm, so that the dough will not stick to your hands.

10) Take a small amount of dough on plam and try an give it a round shape, flatten it by pressing it.

(The shape of the vada depends on you, you can make small or big as per your wishes)

11) Like this only make all vada from the remaining dough.

12) Now heat a pan, add ghee/ oil to it.

13) Place the vade on the pan, keep the flame low-medium.

14) cover the lid and let it cook for 5 minutes.

15) Then, open the lid and check whether it’s golden brown, then flip the vade, and again cover the lid and cook for 5-6 minutes.

( Cook the vade until it’s golden brown)

Serving Tips

Serve the vade with yogurt.
It can also be served with green chutney or tomato sauce.

Sabudana Kheer

Recipe Ingredients

• Soaked sabudana 1 cup
• Water as needed
• Milk 1 liter
• Sugar 1/2 cup
• Ilaychi powder 1 tbsp
• Saffron little bit
• Dryfruits handful

Process for making the Recipe

1) Take a vessel, add 1/2 cup of water, let it boil

2) Then, add milk, now take a bowl add saffron and add 2 tbsp of milk.

3) Let the milk come to a rolling boil, then on low flame cook the milk.

4) Now add soaked sabudana, cook this on a medium flame for 10 minutes, stirring continuously.

5) Once it becomes transparent, then add sugar.

6) Add ilaychi powder, then add saffron milk.

7) Then, add chopped dry fruits, mix this well.

8) And cook for another 5 minutes.

9) Stir the kheer and switch off the flame.

Serving tips

Keep the kheer in the fridge for 1 hour and then serve.

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