Tapioca Pearls
Sabudana
Glossy starch pearls rolled from cassava grown in southern India and refined in the sago belt around Salem and Namakkal, the heart of the country's tapioca trade. Steamed to set their shape and sun-dried hard, they cook up translucent and pleasantly chewy. Indispensable for sabudana khichdi and fasting dishes, milky puddings, and the bubble-tea boba that has taken over café menus worldwide.
Sealed at peak, shipped with provenance.
Packed in resealable, food-grade pouches that lock in aroma and colour — each labelled with its origin, grade and taste profile.
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Food-grade tapioca sago
- Steamed, dried starch pearls
- Cassava (tapioca) starch
- Gluten-free, lab-tested
- 18+ months, ambient sealed
Also known as · Sago Pearls · Boba · Perles du Japon · Cassava Pearls
How to use it
Sabudana khichdi and vrat fasting dishes
Bubble-tea boba pearls
Tapioca and sago pudding (kheer)
Thickening soups, sauces and fillings
Crispy sabudana vada and fritters
Questions
- Is sabudana the same as tapioca pearls?
- Yes. Sabudana is the Indian name for tapioca or sago pearls — the same cassava-starch pearls used for boba, puddings and fasting dishes.
- Can I make boba with these?
- Yes. Boil the pearls until translucent and tender, then steep in sugar syrup; they make classic chewy bubble-tea boba as well as Indian sabudana dishes.
- Are tapioca pearls gluten-free?
- Yes. They are pure cassava starch with no wheat or grain content, making them naturally gluten-free.
