Chaitra Navratri is observed by keeping fast to please Goddess Durga. During the nine days of Navratri, many people eat only fruits. Among all the myriad food items that one’s allowed to eat during Navratri, sabudana is the most liked food item. If you are bored of eating sabudana khichdi, you can try sabudana kheer.
Sabudana kheer is easy to make and is very delicious. Sabudana is rich in carbohydrates, calcium, fibre, protein, iron, and Vitamin K. Therefore, sabudana is an ideal food choice during Navratri. Treat your taste buds to sabudana pudding during this Navratri, with this recipe.
Ingredients for making Sabudana Kheer
Sabudana – 1/4 Cup
Milk – 1/2 litre
Sugar – 4 tbsp
Cardamom powder– 1 tsp
Cashews – 10
Almonds – 10
Pistachios – 10
Condensed Milk – 2 tbsp
Saffron –1/2 tbsp
Making Sabudana Kheer
To make sabudana kheer, first, wash the sabudana thoroughly and soak it in water for some time. Now put milk in a vessel and keep it to heat on medium flame.
When the milk starts boiling, add some water and wait for another boil. Meanwhile, make sure that you finely chop the cashews, almonds and pistachios. When the milk comes to a boil for the second time, add chopped dry fruits and cardamom powder. Cook for 7-8 minutes.
Add soaked sabudana to the vessel and let it cook on low flame. After some time, when the kheer starts boiling, add the condensed milk and mix it well. This will enhance the taste of the kheer.
Boil the kheer till the sabudana is swelled up. Add sugar as per taste in the kheer and mix it.
After further cooking, the kheer for 4-5 minutes, add saffron and mix it. Turn off the gas and your delicious sabudana khichdi is ready to eat!
