Shobha's: Sabudana Thalipeeth

Sabudana Thalipeeth

Sabudana thalipeeth is a traditional Maharashtrian recipe made of mashed potatoes, sago & peanuts. This is a very popular vrat/fasting dish. This filling & nutritious dish is served usually during religious festivals & fast/vrat/upwas especially in Navratri/Shrawan month.

Sabudana Thalipeeth is a delicious, mouth watering, spicy & aromatic recipe very easy to cook & taste very good. Sabudana thalipeeth is a substitute to the deep fried Sabudana vada, a light snack ideal for people who are fasting.

The main ingredients are potatoes, sago, peanuts, red chili powder, green chilies, coriander leaves (finely chopped), salt & vegetable oil. This recipe is best eaten fresh & hot.

Ingredients:

1 cup sabudana (sago)

2 large potatoes boiled & mashed

2-3 green chilies chopped

1 tbsp fresh coriander leaves finely chopped

1/2 cup roasted peanuts crushed to a coarse powder

1/2 tsp red chili powder

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

Oil as required

Salt (rock salt) to taste

Method:

1. Wash & drain sabudana, soak them in 1/2 cup water, keep it covered for 6-7 hours or over
night. if you find it dry after few hours sprinkle some water over it.

2. Take sabudana in a bowl & make sure there is no moisture in them. keep 1 tbsp sago aside.

3. Add potatoes, green chilies, coriander leaves, cumin seeds, salt, peanuts, red chili powder,
mix well.

4. Grease a plastic sheet, take a small orange sized ball of above paste, pat it to form a nice
circle.You can wet your hands for easy spreading.

5. Heat a tawa or pan. Put thalipeeth on pan, spread some soaked sabudana over thalipeeth
& press them with fingers. it gives a nice look to thalipeeth & make them crispy.