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Deep Fried Sabudana Vada

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.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, snacks
Cuisine Indian, Maharastrian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 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

Instructions
 

  • 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.

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Notes

  • 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
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