Sagu

Alternate Ingredients

You can make sagu using one of the following vegetables.

• Pumpkin (Kempu kumbalakayis)
• Potatoes
• Carrots + beans + potatoes

Ingredients

• Chopped vegetables- 2 cups
• Peas - 1/2 cup
• Tamarind - quarter size
• Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Masala

• Cloves - 3
• Cardomom - 1
• Cinammon - 1" piece
• Poppy seeds (khus khus or gasagase) - 1 tsp
• Green chillies - 1
• Garlic - 2 cloves
• Finely chopped onion - 1/2 cut
• Coconut oil - 1 Tbsp

Garnish

• Cilantro leaves - few finely chopped sprigs.

Method

1. Partially boil the chopped vegetables and peas with the tamarind, some water. Use as little water as possible.
2. In a pan, roast all the ingredients for the masala in 1 Tbsp of oil. Roast the cloves, cardamom, cinammon, poppy seeds, garlic, onion and green chillies.
3. In a blender, grind the masala along with the grated coconut with as little water as required. Grind to a fine paste.
4. To the pot of par-boiled vegetables, add the masala paste and bring to a boil till the vegetables are cooked.
5. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

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