Sabudana Kheer / Sago Milk Pudding
Sabudana Kheer / Sago Milk Pudding is a very popular dessert in India. It is consumed not only during the fasting times of navratris but can be relished during any time of the year. It is an amazing dessert, served hot or chilled. To be honest, I like it best chilled. The soft pearls of sabudana soaked in milk, just the right amount of sugar, the aroma of kesar (saffron), the drenched nuts and lingering aroma of elaichi….create magic in every bite.
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Sabudana Kheer / Sago Milk Pudding
Coming back to the recipe, as a mentor on the group, I offered to pick 2 recipes from the navratri collection from the forum. I dived to pick 2 and came back with 3 instead. Boy, it was a hard choice. So you will find this post and the next 2 consecutive posts, contributed by 3 very talented people of Chai. I promise that you would want to be a regular visitor at Chai Lounge, after these posts.
Sabudana Kheer / Sago Milk Pudding
Aayushi Manish
Aayushi Manish – Recipe Contributor
I have to give a huge thanks to Aayushi Manish, who contributed this recipe on my blog. Aayushi is a home-maker and is a very dedicated mother to her 10 year old daughter and better half of her husband. Cooking is her passion and she has been hooked to cooking and trying new dishes since she was young. A traveler, a photographer and a home cook, Aayushi finds happiness in the simplest of things. Her foodie daughter and husband are the motivating force behind her creativity in the kitchen.
I have tweaked her recipe a bit to adjust the sugar and skipping water, as mentioned in her original submission. Also, I have halved the measurements.
This is how to prepare Sabudana Kheer or Sago Milk Pudding.
Sabudana Kheer / Sago Milk Pudding
Sabudana Kheer / Sago Milk Pudding
Ingredients
Serves - 4 small portions or 2 large portions
- Sabudana - 1/2 cup
- Milk 2% - 2 cups
- Sugar - 2 tbsp
- Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
- saffron - a fat pinch soaked in 1 tbsp warm milk
- Assorted nuts - 2 tbsp chopped roughly. I included almonds and pistachio.
Instructions
- Wash & soak Sabudana for at least 30 minutes till they become double in size.
- In a pan, add milk and bring it to a boil.
- Now add Sabudana & cook on medium flame till pearls become translucent.
- Add sugar & stir continuously and cook till desired consistency.
- Add saffron & cardamom powder and turn off the heat.
- Garnish with nuts.
- serve Hot or cold. It tastes delicious either way.
Notes
You may skip the saffron or nuts, if you wish to. The plain kheer tastes awesome as well.
Do not cook kheer very thick, since the sabudana keeps swelling and absorbing the milk.
It tastes best, when served chilled.
I had one heck of a time re-creating this recipe in my Indian American kitchen, with Aayushi’s instructions.I bet you would enjoy each and every bite of it too.
Sonal
eclecticoddsnsods
I have to see if I can find sabudana locally. That will be a challenge 🙂
simplyvegetarian777
Thanks Justine! Search for tapioca pearls 🙂
eclecticoddsnsods
oooh I will, thank you 🙂 x
eclecticoddsnsods
I would absolutely love to try this.
apuginthekitchen
This looks amazing. It also sounds like it is absolutely delicious what a gorgeous recipe, super yummy.
simplyvegetarian777
Thank you 🙂
sarithakumbakkara
Super delicious dessert! 🙂
simplyvegetarian777
Thanks Saritha
Swati
Beautiful clicks and awesome recipe…it looks so inviting..I am drooling!
simplyvegetarian777
Thanks dear ❤️
Aayushi Manish
Simple & Delicious Recipe.
way u present it’s become more delectable.
Hats off To @sonal ji.
simplyvegetarian777
Thank you heaps Aayushi for the flawless recipe! 🙂
Loretta
How gorgeous Sonal, I haven’t heard of this pudding, but it sure as heck looks amazing! Does it taste like ras malai?
simplyvegetarian777
Thank you Loretta
It tastes like rice kheer/pudding with more chewy tapioca pearls… When chilled, it tastes amazing. Simple and easy 🙂
smitha
This is an amazing dessert. I love sabudana and this bowl would satisfy my craving. Drooling over. Pictures have a rich Palace theme incorporated. Hats off the to the recipe writer and food stylist
simplyvegetarian777
Thank you so much Smitha :).
I style all the food I shoot :).
Dhanya Samuel
Such an easy dessert especially when you have guests over.
simplyvegetarian777
So true 🙂
Shailja
OMG I am drooling big time .. Love sabudana kheer and yours looks droolicious …
simplyvegetarian777
❤️❤️❤️