Sabudana Vada
Swati
A traditional deep-fried snack made with Tapioca pearls/Sago/Sabudana, mainly had as a breakfast item or during fasting days. Made with sabudana, potatoes peanuts or any gluten-free flour, it's a treat for those on gluten-free diets and prefer vegan food.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Breakfast, snacks
Cuisine Indian, Maharastrian
1 Cup Sabudana/Sago Pearls 11/2 no. Boiled Potatoes Medium sized or as required 1/2 Cup Peanuts 1 tsp Cumin Seeds/Jeera 2-3 Green Chillies or as per heat tolerance 4-5 Curry Leaves Fresh Coriander/Cilantro leaves as required Salt as per taste Oil for frying
Wash Sabudana 2-3 times thoroughly in running water. Soak in sufficient water for 5-6 hrs or overnight.
When the pearls soak water and become soft, drain water completely in a colander.
Coarsely grind the peanuts, finely chop the fresh cilantro leaves,green chillies.
In a mixing bowl, mix together soaked soft sabudana pearls, mashed and boiled potatoes,coarsely ground peanuts, chopped chillies, cilantro,curry leaves, cumin seeds, salt.
Make tennis ball sized round flat cutlets. Fry in medium hot oil, until light golden brown.
The oil should not be very hot else the cutlets will remain raw from inside.
Once done, drain the cutlets on a kitchen paper.
Serve hot with chutney and yogurt.
When making these vadas for fasting time add sendha namak.
Water should be completely drained from the soaked pearls else the vada will not bind properly, which spoils the texture and taste of vadas.
Keyword Fasting Food, Gluten-free, Vegan Fried Snacks