
Time and servings
Time and servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup sabudana / sago
- ¾ cup water (for soaking)
- 1 potato / aloo (boiled & grated)
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- 1 chilli (finely chopped)
- ½ tsp ginger paste
- ½ tsp pepper powder
- 2 tbsp curry leaves (chopped)
- ¼ cup kuttu atta / buckwheat flour
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- oil for roasting
Instructions
- firstly, take 1 cup sabudana in a large bowl.
- add enough water, rub and rinse for 3 times or until water run clean.
- further, add ¾ cup water and soak for 6 hours.
- transfer the soaked sabudana into the blender and add ½ cup water.
- blend to smooth paste adding water as required.
- further add 1 potato, 1 tsp cumin, 1 chilli and ½ tsp ginger paste.
- also, add ½ tsp pepper powder, 2 tbsp curry leaves, ¼ cup kuttu atta and ¾ tsp salt.
- add 1 cup water, whisk and mix well to form a thick batter.
- rest the batter for 10 minutes or more.
- further, pour a ladleful of batter onto a hot tawa and spread gently.
- pour 1 tsp of oil over chilla and roast on medium flame.
- now flip the chilla and cook both sides pressing gently.
- finally, sabudana aloo chilla is ready to serve with green chutney.
Step-by-step
1
firstly, take 1 cup sabudana in a large bowl.

2
add enough water, rub and rinse for 3 times or until water run clean.

3
further, add ¾ cup water and soak for 6 hours.

4
transfer the soaked sabudana into the blender and add ½ cup water.

5
blend to smooth paste adding water as required.

6
further add 1 potato, 1 tsp cumin, 1 chilli and ½ tsp ginger paste.

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also, add ½ tsp pepper powder, 2 tbsp curry leaves, ¼ cup kuttu atta and ¾ tsp salt.

8
add 1 cup water, whisk and mix well to form a thick batter.

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rest the batter for 10 minutes or more.

10
further, pour a ladleful of batter onto a hot tawa and spread gently.

11
pour 1 tsp of oil over chilla and roast on medium flame.

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now flip the chilla and cook both sides pressing gently.

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finally, sabudana aloo chilla is ready to serve with green chutney.

Video
Notes
- firstly, adding kuttu atta is optional. however, it helps to give good texture.
- also, add coriander leaves to get good flavour.
- additionally, cook on the medium flame as it takes time to cook uniformly.
- finally, sabudana aloo chilla tastes great when served hot.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/sabudana-chilla-recipe-sabudana-aloo/