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Most of us have such strong emotional connection to Sabudana khichadi / vada or thalipeeth (shallow fried, thin version of the vada), that a thought of giving it up is heartbreaking. I had them very sparingly in last 10 years. All that starch in sago/ sabudana seemed like a huge diabetes booster, not to mention the potatoes. But then, I happened to put together this recipe which I make very often now. Anything to make low-carbing easy right?

Let's dive right in. We need -

• Riced Caulifower - About 2 cups
• Grated Parmesan cheese - 1/2 cup
• Crushed peanuts - 1/4th cup
• Almond Flour - 1 tablespoon
• Green Chilli - 1 no.
• CIlantro - a few twigs
• Salt - 1/4 t-spoon
• Ghee - couple t-spoons for shallow frying
• Lime juice - optional

I don't measure ingredients but just eye-ball them. You could vary quantities according to your preference. Also, one easy way to crush those peanuts is to put them in a ziploc bag and crush using a rolling pin.

FInely chop the chilli and cilantro and mix everything except the ghee.

The mixture is very crumbly, not like a dough and that's okay. Grease a griddle with some ghee and pat down some of the above mixture in a thick circle. Add some ghee on the sides, cover and cook. 

It does not come together/ stick together like a thalipeeth. It will break in pieces. If that happens, just remove it in a bowl and eat like khichadi. It tastes exactly like sabudana khichadi, is equally satisfying and this recipe has under 10 net grams of carbohydrates. (from caulifower and peanut). You could eat with a dollop of sour cream on the side or high fat plain yogurt. Must try if you are on the lookout for keto/ low carb Indian recipes.