Upwasachi misaL

Just like Prakash at Shivaji park there is a restaurant 'GOKHALE UPAHAR GRUHA' on Gokhale Road,Thane(W). (not in terms of appearance) They have this dish called 'upwasachi misaL' for the FAST loving people. I don't fast but I do taste this dish sometimes there.


Ingredients (serves 2)
1/2 cup sabudaNa(sago)
1 cup buttermilk

To be ground
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
1 tsp freshly grated coconut
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
a pinch of sunth powder(dry ginger powder)or fresh ginger
1 green chili or 1/2 tsp red chili powder
salt and sugar to taste

Tempering
1 tsp ghee/butter
1/2 tsp cumin seeds


Garnishing
1/2 cup batata saLi( I bought it from Prashant Corner,Thane)

Method

• Dry roast sabudaNa (sago) and soak in buttermilk for at least  an hour. When soft add some more buttermilk to make it semisolid.
• Grind roasted peanuts,coconut,cumin seeds, sunth,chili powder with little water to a smooth paste.
• In a pan heat ghee add cumin seeds and pour the ground paste in it. Add water if required. Stir well. Add salt and sugar. Groundnut curry is ready.
• Place soaked sabudaNa in a bowl , add the groundnut curry over it. Top it with crunchy batata saLi ( fried potato wafers)