Sago Milk Pudding

Stolen from : Sago seeds packet

3 cups fresh milk (or rancid if you prefer !)
1/2 cup sago seeds
1/2 cup sugar
6-7 cardamoms
1 1/2 tsp blanched almonds
1 1/2 tsp pistachio kernels (halved) [get your butler to do it]
1 1/2 tsp raisins (or 6 in old money)

1. get the milk boiling then add the sago
2. boil until it starts to thicken
   
3. add rest of stuff
4. keep boiling until you feel you've had enough (says 30 mins on packet)
   

I used seed milk (sunflower, pumpkin & linseed) and it goes thick quite soon so I added extra water. I also just added dried mangos and some sultanas and some whole cashews. These extra bits were a waste really, the sago & seed combo was quite nice. Good experiment :)

Sabudana Khichdi

Stolen from : The Beginner's Cook Book : Cereals and Pulses p. 51

4 portions (if you can give it away)

100g sago
50g peantus
1/2 lime
tsp sugar
100g potatoes
5g green chillies
2g curry leaves
30ml oil
salt
coriander leaves for garnish

1. Roast & crush peanuts coarsely
2. Rinse sago, leave for 2 hours
3. Boil peel & cube potato
4. Heat oil, add sliced chillies, ginger & curry leaves - sauté
   
5. Add sago, peanuts, sugar & salt - cook covered
6. Add cubes pots & lime juice
7. Stir & cook until sago is done

This was too greasy for me, I just wanted to see what sago was like. I tried to fry it in considerably less oil but there wasn't enough liquid. The sago never really cooked fully, I think the two hours leave time is helped by being somewhere that's 30C and not 15C.
Also I cooked rice for it when it seems you should have it instead of rice. Worse bit is I've got half of it left - I binned it when I got up to put my plate away, it looked so vile in all that grease.

There's a sago pudding recipe on the packet, I'm going to try that because sago is 94% protein.

I did some searches and every other recipe tells you to soak the sago not just wet it.
i.e.
http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1175/Tapioca-Beads-Sago-Khichidi/