Juggu Bateta ni Farari Khichedi or Potatoes and peanuts farali khichedi

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On the days we hindus fast,  there is a list of foods that we are “allowed” to eat. The list often referred to as farari food – includes all the fruits and nuts, milk and milk products including yogurt. It also includes potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava, tapiaco, ragigara flour etc….

Juggu Bateta ni Farari Khichedi  recipe is a favourite of my hubby and he will use any excuse to fast and ask me to cook it. Juggu or njugu is a Swahili word for peanuts/ groundnuts. Some people call peanuts “sing” or mandhvi, mung fali  as well.

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 4-5 medium sized boiled potatoes
• 2 cups of blanched peanuts
• ¼ cup of cashew nuts
• 2 cups of plain yogurt
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• 2-3 fresh green chilies chopped finely
• small bunch of coriander
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp coarsely ground pepper
• 1 -2 tsp sugar
• 1-2 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsp of cooking oil
• 1 tsp of cumin seeds
• Fresh curry leaves (optional)

Method:

1.  Peel and roughly mash the potatoes.

2.  Lightly roast the peanuts and allow them to cool. Save half  the peanuts and grind half the peanuts coarsely in a grinder.

3.   Heat 2 tablespoons of oil and add the cumin seeds.   Once the seeds go dark, add the diced potatoes to the oil.

4.   Add the ground peanuts to the potatoes and stir.   Add some of the cashews, salt, pepper, chopped green chilies, grated ginger and sugar to the mixture and stir again.

6. Add in the peanuts and cashew nuts together with fresh lemon juice.

7. Add the coriander ( and curry leaves)  and garnish with a few nuts .  Serve the Juggu Bateta ni Farari Khichedi  hot.