serves
2-4
prep
20 minutes
cook
15 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
2-4
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
15
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 400 g (2 cups) Indian sago (see Note)
- 400 g desiree potatoes, peeled and halved
- 60 ml (¼ cup) ghee
- 2½ tsp cumin seeds
- 105 g (⅔ cup) coarsely chopped peanuts
- Handful curry leaves
- ⅛ tsp asafoetida
- 3 long green chillies, seeds removed and chopped
- 1½ tbsp finely chopped ginger
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2½ tbsp lime juice
- Coriander leaves, to serve
Soaking time 2 hours
Instructions
Combine the sago with 500 ml (2 cups) water in a bowl then stand for 1-2 hours or until the sago has absorbed all the water and is quite dry.
Meanwhile, cook the potato in boiling, salted water for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain well, cool then cut into 1cm pieces.
Heat the ghee in a large, non stick frying pan over medium then add the cumin seeds and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add the peanuts and curry leaves, reduce the heat to medium low and cook, tossing the pan often, for 3 minutes or until peanuts are golden. Add potatoes, asafoetida, chilli, ginger and cook, stirring, for a further 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, add the sago, sugar and lime juice then cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the sago is soft and translucent, you may need to add more water. Season to taste with salt and pepper and remove from heat. Cover and stand for 5 minutes before serving. Serve garnished with coriander leaves.
Note
• You can buy sago imported from India from Indian supermarkets; it is labelled ‘sago pith (seeds)’.
Photography, styling and food preparation by china squirrel.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
