Sagu Recipe
Karnataka style potato sagu made with potatoes, peas, spices and fried gram. Serve it with poori, dosa or rava idli.
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Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 2 potatoes medium , cubed small
- ¼ cup green peas fresh or frozen
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 2 to 3 green chilies slit
- ¼ inch ginger grated or sliced
- ¼ cup fried gram / roasted gram/ bhuna chana dal
- ¼ teaspoon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- 1 pinch hing
- 1 pinch turmeric
- Salt as needed
- 2 tablespoons Oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (adjust)
How to make the recipe
- Temper: Heat a pan with oil, add cumin, mustard and curry leaves. When the spices splutter add hing, green chilies, ginger, potatoes and peas. Saute for 2 to 3 mins.
- Cook the potatoes: Cover the potatoes with water and cook until fork tender. Meanwhile grind the fried gram to a fine powder and mix with water, turmeric and salt to make a thick slurry of pouring consistency.
- Make the Sagu: When the potatoes are cooked, pour the fried gram slurry and stir well to prevent lumps. Simmer the gravy till it thickens. Turn off the heat
- Add lemon juice and adjust salt to taste. Garnish potato sagu with coriander leaves. Serve with rava idli, poori, set dosa or sada dosa.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Calories: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 7g | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 576mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 31.9mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 4.6mg
