Sabudana Recipes For Sawan Somwar: Vrat-Friendly Ideas
The holy month, Sawan, is dedicated to Lord Shiva, and brings with it the pious ritual of Sawan Somwar vrat. In most Hindu households, devotees fast on the Mondays falling in the month of Sawan. For anyone keeping the fast, if there’s one ingredient that does the most heavy lifting, it is sabudana. The tiny tapioca pearls can be used to make a wide variety of dishes like khichdi, vada, kheer, and more. Read on for some time-tested sabudana recipes to add to your Sawan Somwar vrat thali.
| Garima
Aug 02, 2026
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Sabudana Khichdi
Sabudana khichdi is the undisputed king of vrat food. Made with soaked sabudana and tempered with cumin seeds, green chillies, and curry leaves. Roasted peanuts and chopped potatoes give life to the khichdi. And the best part is that sabudana khichdi is super quick to prepare, making it a perfect fit for a Monday breakfast.
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Sabudana Vada
Whether you want a tea-time snack or a lip-smacking breakfast, whip up crispy sabudana vada. Just mix soaked sabudana with mashed potatoes, crushed peanuts, chopped green chillies, ginger, and some rock salt. Shape the mixture into vadas, and fry, grill, or even bake as you prefer. Serve with a bowl of curd for breakfast or with chai for an evening snack.
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Sabudana Thalipeeth
For a light dinner, you can make the Maharashtrian sabudana thalipeeth. Knead a dough with soaked sabudana, boiled potatoes, roasted peanuts, jeera, and some green chillies. Take small portions of the dough, roll them into a thin circle, and cook the thalipeeth till crispy on both sides. Serve with a bowl of curd and vrat-friendly chutneys.
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Sabudana Papad
If you’re fasting all day long, it’s natural for you to want to munch on a snack. For a preservative-free, vrat-friendly snack, you can make sabudana papad. Cook the sabudana into a thick paste, season with cumin and rock salt, and spread the paste into thin rounds, and sun-dry them. Once dry, deep-fry the papas before munching as is or adding the papad to the Sawan vrat thali.
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Sabudana Kheer
Who said sabudana is only used to make savoury vrat dishes? Replacing rice from a traditional kheer recipe, sabudana kheer is an indulgent dessert that is made by simmering tapioca pearls in milk. Sweeten the kheer with sugar or jaggery, depending on your preference. Garnish with chopped dry fruits and nuts, and enjoy a vrat-friendly dessert.
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