Sabudana Upma(Javvarisi Upma)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sabudana
• 4-5 pearl onions chopped
• 2-3 green chillies chopped
• 1/2 tsp ginger finely chopped
• 2 tsp shredded coconut
• 2 tsp peanuts
• a pinch of turmeric
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• chopped cilantro
• salt for taste

Seasoning

• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• a few curry leaves

Method:

Rinse sabudana thoroughly and soak them for about 4-5 hrs. Add required water for soaking the sabudana. Before cooking, drain the sabudana completely.

Dry roast peanuts till light golden brown. Remove the skin and grind them coarsely in a blender.

Heat oil and season with mustard, cumin, curry leaves. Add turmeric, onions, ginger, green chillies and saute   them. Add sabudana which is already drained. Saute sabudana with the other seasonings.

Finally add the coarsely grounded peanuts, shredded coconut, salt and little juice of lime and mix well. Cook for 3-5 minutes and garnish with cilantro.

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