Sabudhana Yavagu

English name: Sago
Hindi name: Sabudhana
Tamil name: Javarisi
Botanical name: Metroxylon sagu (tapioca)

Sago is tapioca starch or cassava starch granule.

Recipe 1

Ingredients

1. Sago – 1 cup
2. Water – 8 cups
3. Pepper – ½ spoon
4. Cumin seeds – ½ spoon

Preparation:

1. Add water to sago and cook well.
2. Add buttermilk and the powders of pepper& cumin seeds.
3. Mix well and serve hot

Recipe 2

Ingredients:

1. Sago – 1 cup
2. Water – 8 cups
3. Milk – 1 cup
4. Palm sugar – 4 tsp
5. Cardamom – 2 (powdered)

Preparation:

1. Add water to sago and cook well.
2. Take off from fire.
3. Add milk, palm sugar and cardamom powder to it.
4. Mix well and serve.

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Properties:

• It balances vata and pitta
• It is very light to digest
• Good for Diabetics
• Offsets Osteoporosis
• Relieves Leucorrhoea

Glossary:

Sago - Sabudhana

Yavagu - a diet in porridge-like consistency

Vata, Pitta - Repeat box

Dosha - Literally that which can go out of balance. Body humor