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What is Sago (sabudana)? Glossary | Uses, Benefits + Recipes

Uses of Sago, Sabudana in Indian cooking

Health Benefits of Sago, Sabudana

Nutritive Information for Sago (Sabudana):

What is Sago (sabudana)? Glossary | Uses, Benefits + Recipes

Sabudana, also known as tapioca pearls or sago, is a starch extracted from the roots of the tapioca or cassava plant. The starch is processed into small, pearl-like spheres. It's a staple ingredient in many Indian dishes, particularly during fasting periods (vrat). This is so because sabudana is loaded with starch – and hence energy, and does not contain any artificial sweeteners or chemicals.

Also Known as

Sabudana, sabu dana

How to Select Sago, Sabudana

• Sago is readily available at all grocery stores.

• Look for dry, even and white pearls of sago.

• It comes in different grades – small, medium and large; buy according to recipe requirement.

• Avoid if any yellowish shades are seen.

• Check the label thoroughly for date of packaging and expriry.

• Sometimes sago is partially pre-cooked. If so, it might not suit many recipes. Always check on that.

Uses of Sago, Sabudana in Indian cooking

• When cooked, sago turns from opaque white colour to translucent, and becomes soft and spongy. This makes it suitable for dishes like kheer, khichdi and vada too.

• Every pearl of sago has to be separate when preparing most recipes, so its essential that you dont over-soak it, or it will turn out like a sticky paste.

• Sago is very heat-sensitive. If you try to fry the soaked pearls of sago in hot spiced oil or ghee, it will turn into a sticky, gluey mass, which is impossible to separate. Instead, fold the sago carefully into the warm seasoned oil after the pan has cooled a little. If you need to re-heat the dish, do so on the lowest possible setting, stirring constantly.

• Sago is used in Indian cooking, especially as a light-meal choice for Ekadasi and other grain-fasting days.

• In North and western India it is most commonly used in fasting dishes, such as Sabudana Khichadi (generally made using soaked sabudana, fried with potatoes, chilli and peanuts) and Sabudana Vada.

• In south India, they are used to make sun-dried wafers that are used like Papad, and to make a sweet semi-liquid dessert called Javvarisi Payasam.

Sabudana Chivda | sabudana chivda for fasting | sabudana chivda for upvas, Navratri attractive pearly appearance and awesome taste make it popular with young and old – so you can make it on normal days too!

sabudana khichdi | maharashtrian sabudana khichdi | sago khichdi

sabudana vada recipe | Maharashtrian sabudana vada | how to make crispy sabudana vada | sago vada

farali misal recipe | upvas misal Indian snack | Maharashtrian upvasachi farali misal | quick upvas snack humble sabudana khichdi transforms into an interesting misal eligible for a fasting day.

4. Sabudana Thalipeeth | upvas thalipeeth | sago thalipeeth for vrat | Indian farali thalipeeth a sumptuous, traditional Maharashtrian snack, is made in a faraal-friendly way in this recipe.

sabudana vermicelli payasam | vermicelli sabudana kheer | vermicelli sago kheer

How to Store Sago, Sabudana

• Purchase as needed and do not overstock.

• Keep in an airtight and dry container to stock it for a few weeks or months.

• Do not mix the old and new stock.

• Keep it away from moisture, as even a little water can make the whole thing soggy and unacceptable.

Health Benefits of Sago, Sabudana

• Sago is nearly pure carbohydrate and has very little protein, vitamins, or minerals.

• It can be enriched by the addition of other healthy food options like groundnuts, vegetables, milk etc.

Nutritive Information for Sago (Sabudana):

½ Cup of sago is about 75 grams

RDA stands for Recommended Daily Allowance.

Energy – 176 calories

Protein – 0.1 g

Carbohydrate – 43.7 g

Fat – 0.1 g

Fiber – 0.5 g

Minerals:

10 mg of Calcium = 1% of RDA (about 1000 mg)

0.8 mg of Iron = 4% of RDA (about 20 mg)

7 mg of Phosphorus = 0.16 % of RDA (about 600 mg)

11 mg of Potassium = 0.23% of RDA (about 4700 mg)

soaked sago

Wash the sago pearls in running water without applying too much pressure by hand. Soak them in water or thin buttermilk for an hour. Drain, sprinkle a little water and allow them to soak further for 2-3 hours, sprinkling water once in a while.