SAGO KHEES

Sago Khees (Sabudana ki khichdi) Is usually made during fasting days like Navratri or Mahashivratri or Ekadashi. It is an easy snack and is a good recipe to be made during fasting days but it requires little experience to get the perfect non-sticky texture in the Sabu dana pearls.

Ingredients:
Sago (Sabu Dhana)-1cup
Green gram dhal-1/4 cup
Onions-2 (optional – if you are using for Vrath, you can avoid)
Tomatoes-1
Green chillies-5
Curry and coriander leaves
Salt to taste
Fresh scrapped coconut –little
Oil –3 table spoon
Turmaric –1/2 tea spoon
Lemon-1/2

Method:

1. Roast Green gram dhal till warm
2. Wash sago and dhal separately
3. Keep in the pressure cooker with quarter part of water to the vessel to boil do 3-4 whistles,
4. Remove and see whether they are cooked if not keep once again in the cooker for two whistles (Sabo Dhana takes time to boil)
5. Heat oil and add mustard seed to it till they splutter
6. Add onions and fry till the onion is half fried  (Optional – you can avoid if this is for Vrath food)
7. When half fried onions, add tomatoes cook for some time
8. After tomatoes are fried, add green chilli paste ,coconut ,turmaric and the boiled sago and green gram dhal
9. Boil well in low flame for 5 minutes.
10. Squeeze lemon before serving and  serve hot with coriander and fresh coconut on the topping