tapioca and it is also used extensively all over the world. Here in India, the cassava plant itself is referred mostly as tapioca plant. Though the boiled cassava root is also consumed here in India, sabudana is very very popular. If you are not fond of consuming boiled cassava root then sabudana will be a good alternative. In India, Tamil Nadu ranks first in the production of sago and Andhra and Kerala are also major producers. But how is sabudana made? Sabudana is made by first washing and peeling the outer skin of cassava root and then grinding into to a pulp. The water is made to dry out leaving the pure tapioca starch behind which is then made into small rounds that we get in the shops using machinery. Here are some of the benefits & side effects of sabudana: 1. Cassava General Nutrition: 100 grams of sabudana has around 85 grams of carbohydrates, 350 calories, .5 grams of fiber and it also has iron and little bit of copper, magnesium and phosphorus. 2. Sabudana For Babies: Though here in South India we don’t give sabudana to babies much (we prefer ragi) in many North Indian states sabudana khichdi is given to babies. Sabudana is high in carbohydrates and calories and gives good amount of energy for babies and toddlers. 3. Sabudana For Fasting: Sabudana is one of the popular ingredients that is consumed during most of the religious fasting in India as it is a high carbohydrate food that gives instant energy. 4. Sabudana For Weight Gain: Sabudana is high in calories (approximately 350 calories for every 100 grams) so if you are person who wants to gain weight then including sabudana in your diet is a good idea. Especially if made into a kichdi with groundnuts and boiled potatoes which is calorie dense it provides a lot of energy. 5. Sabudana Side effects: Unlike the boiled whole cassava root, the starch has a high GI of 85 and is low in fiber so diabetic patients if they want to consume it should consume it in the form of traditional khichdi made with peanuts so it lowers the overall GI of the food. It is also high in calories and has a high GI so people who wants to lose weight should consume it in moderation and always have it the way we prepare traditionally at home….
5 Top Health Benefits Of Sabudana | Saggubiyam | Javvarisi | Tapioca Sago | Tapioca Pearls:
1. Sabudana Kheer Recipe For Kids:
This kheer is very famous in our place and we make it often at home. To make the kheer, wash 1/4 cup sabudana and soak it in 3/4 th cup water for an hour or two. Take the soaked mixture in a bowl along with a cup of 11/4 cup of full fat organic grass fed milk and boil it in low flame till sabudana is cooked. Make sure to stir often and once cooked, add enough jaggery | sugar | raw sugar to taste. It should be thick and creamy. Add cardamom powder, fried cashews and raisins and mix well and serve….
2. Sabudana Bindhi:
We generally use vengampal as bindi for kids but some people do use bindi liquid made out of sabudana. It is easy to make all you need is sabudana and lot of patience. Though the bindi will not be black color, it is an allergy free bindi that can be used safely for babies, you can find the step by step method for making it here.
3. Sabudana Laundry Starch:
Sabudana liquid is great for starching cotton clothes. Since sabudana is cheap and easily available, it is widely used for starching clothes. Take 1/2 cup sabudana in a dry mixer and powder it to a fine powder. Mix the powder in 5 cups water till there are no lumps and boil in low flame till it gets glossy and then switch off. Use the mixture to starch the clothes…
4. Sabudana For Skin:
Sabudana porridge is very very soothing when applied on the skin and is great for treating sun burned skin. For the remedy, take little bit of sabudana which has been cooked in milk but before adding sugar. Blend it along with a fresh cucumber to a paste and apply on the skin. We can also grind sabudana powder, cucumber and milk into a paste and apply too. This mixture is so very soothing on sun burned skin…
5. My Favorite Paal Maavu Recipe 🙂
There are two types of tapioca sago we get in the markets. One is called paal javarisi which is roasted and then dried. The second is nylon javaarisi (the pearls will be transparent) which is steamed and then dried. We need paal javarisi for making paal maavu. Take 1/4 cup of paal javvarisi and soak it in water for 4 hours. Once it has soaked, strain the water. Heat little bit of ghee in a pan and add the soaked javvarisi and fry in low flame for few minutes. Add 1/2 cup of milk and let it boil in low flame. Once the javarisi is cooked and the milk has dried up, add sugar and let it melt. Once the sugar has melted, add grated coconut and powdered cardamom and switch off. This sweet will not require much of ghee like our traditional halwas….
Hi! Thank you for all your posts, they are very informative. Now just a word of caution about it (sabudana) being a processed food. And therefore important to be aware of how it is made. Just as we need to know how white sugar is processed,just as we need to know the chemical additives, preservatives and colouring agents used in most processed food that harm us.
can you explain what vengampal is and how it's made? can adults use it ? i'm having issues with the commercially made kungumam and vibuthi. i mentioned vibuthi because some use black soot like in the kovai area to make the vibuthi mark and not the whitish gray ash.
I have already made a detailed post about vengampal, you can read about it fully here: wild turmeric
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Can we have breakfast oats mixed with sabudana is it good or bad for health please let me know bcz sabudana is hood for weight gain n oats for weight loss I prefer weight loss please suggest send me padmavathi.j5@gmail.com