About This Sabudana Salad Recipe
Sabudana is widely eaten during the fasting days and my favorite dishes are sabudana khichdi, sabudana vada, sabudana kheer. But this sabudana salad is a very different recipe from the usual sabudana recipes. you should give it a try. My mom has a small booklet for fasting recipes. She got this salad recipe from that book. Recently she told me about this salad and how delicious it is. So on the first day of Navratri, I made this and enjoyed it. So I am sharing this today. Because of the addition of fresh fruits, this sabudana salad gives a very refreshing flavor. Please note, many do while many do not eat cucumber during religious fasting. So adjust the recipe accordingly, I have mentioned other possible options in the notes below.
How To Make Sabudana Salad? (Stepwise)
- Wash sabudana very well at least 2-3 times. Or wash them in a strainer under running cold water.
- Soak them in enough water for 2-3 hours to overnight according to your sabudana type. Soaking time depends on the type and quality of sabudana. Mine required 3 hours of soaking only.
- It will become more than double in size after soaking. when you press between your fingers it should mash easily. That’s how you know that your sabudana is soaked perfectly.
- Drain all the water and keep it in a colander for 15-20 minutes. It is a must to drain the sabudana very well and make it moisture free.
- Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add peanuts and cashews.
- Saute with stirring constantly till they get light brown color.
- Now add sabudana and mix.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes or till they turn translucent and soft. Turn off the stove.
- Remove it to a bowl.
- Add remaining ingredients (apple, cucumber, pomegranate, green chili, coriander leaves, coconut, salt, pepper, sugar and lemon juice) and mix well. Serve this right away.
Variations
Try sabudana salad with other fruits like pineapple, grapes, kiwi, pears. If you eat tomatoes during vrat, upavas then you can add chopped tomatoes. We do not consume tomatoes so I have not added. You can add boiled, chopped potato or sweet potato. If you want you can shallow fry or deep fry them and add. You can add raisins or other nuts like almonds, walnuts.
Serving suggestion: During navratri vrat or fasting you can have this sabudana salad as a snack or as a breakfast. Did you try this sabudana salad recipe? I’d love to hear about it! Leave a review in the comment section below.
