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Sabudana Papad

Sabudana Papad is a popular sun dried munchies from South India. It is made and stored in airtight containers.
Course accompaniment
Cuisine karnataka
Keyword sabudana papad, sabudana sandige, sago fryums
Author Jayashree

Equipment

  • 1 large utensil for soaking
  • 1 lid to close
  • 1 thick bottom pan with lid
  • 6 large plates
  • 1 ladle
  • 1 tablespoon
  • 1 teaspoon
  • clean plastic sheets
  • bricks or something similar as weights

Ingredients

  • ½ kilogram white sabudana large
  • 4 + 8 + 8 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 6 green chilly
  • 1 tablespoon curd
  • ½ teaspoon asafoetida
  • 1 teaspoon cumin

Instructions

  • First, clean the sago pearls and wash them once. Soak it in four cups of water for five hours.
  • Now, in a thick bottom pan, add the soaked sabudana along with eight cups of water. Put it to boil. Add cumin and asafoetida to it. Keep stirring.
  • It becomes a gelatinous like substance, transparent in colour. The sago pearls are soft and well cooked. Turn off the stove. You can put it after an hour. But I prefer to put it on the next day.
  • Grind green chilly to a paste.
  • Put it into the boiled mixture along with a spoon of curd.
  • Use clean plastic sheets to make papad.
  • Smear some oil on the sheet. With a wide spoon, take a spoonful and pout it on the sheet, spread a little with the back of the spoon.
  • Repeat by putting them in a row. Continue to the next row and so on.
  • Allow it to dry in the sun.
  • By evening, only one side is dried. We need to put them carefully on a plate and dry the other side the following day.
  • Once they are dry on both sides, you need to keep them in the sunlight for a few days.
  • Later, store them in a clean, dry container.
  • To fry, heat oil in a pan. Take a few sun dried sago papad and slowly fry them.

Notes

Collect all materials before you start doing the work. You need sheets which are dry and clean. Also, not to forget the bricks or tiles to hold them as you lay them in the sun. Food cooked at home takes care of all these things, isn’t it ? 
Adjust the consistency if it is too thick by adding some water to it.
Green chilly may be avoided. You can do plain ones only with cumin.