Tapioca Pearl and Sweet Potato Khichdi (Paleo, AIP)
 
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Tapioca pearls cooked with sweet potatoes and mild spices and mixed with roasted nuts and grated coconut
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Recipe type: Main course, side dish
Cuisine: Indian, Maharashtrian
Serves: 2
RecipeIngredients
  • 1 cup tapioca pearls (soaked overnight or for 6-8 hours in water)
  • ½ cup roasted cashew nuts (Omit for AIP)
  • ¼ cup freshly grated coconut (or fresh frozen grated coconut or shredded unsweetened coconut)
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil or olive oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds(omit for AIP)
  • 1 green chili (serrano chili) cut into 3-4 pieces (omit for AIP)
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger grated or finely chopped
  • 4-6 fresh curry leaves, torn into pieces
  • 1 large white sweet potato or potato, cut into tiny pieces/cubes(use sweet potato for AIP)
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • ½ cup chopped spinach leaves
  • ¼ cup grated carrots
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice or lime juice
RecipeInstructions
  1. Soak the tapioca pearls overnight in a large bowl with enough water on top (pearls will swell up). Drain them using a sieve or colander and then blot dry using multiple paper towels.
  2. Coarsely chop the cashew nuts in a food processor (just give it a quick pulse)
  3. Place the pearls in a mixing bowl. Add the chopped nuts and the coconut to it and mix everything well together. Keep aside.
  4. In a wok style pan or kadai or a skillet, heat the oil. When hot add the cumin seeds(omit for AIP) and after 30 seconds add the green chillies(omit for AIP), ginger and curry leaves. Stop fry for 1 minute on medium heat.
  5. Next add the finely chopped sweet potato pieces to the pan and add the salt too and stir well to mix with the spices. Cover and cook on low heat for about 5 mins until the sweet potato is well-cooked.
  6. Next add the tapioca pearl mixture to this and turning heat to low, keep stirring mix continuously to prevent the pearls from clumping together too much. Cover and cook on low heat for about 3-4 mins or until all the pearls are cooked (they become transparent). Add the spinach and saute for another min. Add the grated carrots and stir to mix.
  7. Add the cilantro and lime juice and stir well before serving.
Notes
For AIP compliant version, skip the nuts, cumin seeds and the green chillies. Use only white sweet potatoes if using sweet potatoes otherwise the dish will be too sweet.
Recipe by Cook2Nourish at https://cook2nourish.com/2017/05/tapioca-pearl-sweet-potato-hash-sabudana-khichdi.html