Sabudana (tapioca pearl) kheer
Sabudana (tapioca pearl) kheer is creamy pudding made with sabudana. This is one of the popular desserts in India during fasting season.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sabudana tapioca pearls
- 1.5 cup water divided
- 1.5 cup milk
- 3 tbsp sugar to taste
- ΒΌ tsp cardamom powder optional
- 6-7 saffron strands optional
- 1 tbsp golden raisins
- 1 tbsp cashew chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped pistachio optional
- 1 tbsp chopped almonds optional
- Few dried rose petals optional
Instructions
- Rinse sabudana until water runs clear
- Then soak it in 1 cup water for 20 minutes
- Take a thick bottom pan and add soaked sabudana to it
- On a medium flame stir, sabudana for 5-6 minutes or until it becomes translucent
- Now add remaining water (1/2 cup) and milk (1.5 cups) to it
- Add saffron, sugar and cardamom powder and let it simmer till the pearls are cooked or for about 20 to 25 minutes
- Keep stirring occasionally
- Now switch off the stove top and add raisins and cashews
- Garnish sabudana kheer with chopped pistachios, almonds, saffron, and dried rose petals
- Serve sabudana kheer warm or cold
Notes
- If needed, you can add milk before serving to thin the kheer, sabudana soaks milk as it cools down
- You can add a few drops of rose-water when adding sugar to enhance the flavors