Sabudana Vada (Tapioca Fritters)
Sabudana Vada is a popular and delightful snack that originates from the state of Maharashtra in India. It is a traditional dish often prepared during fasting periods and festive occasions. This is a vegan, no onion no garlic gluten-free, vegetarian fasting recipe that pairs best with coconut-peanut chutney and tea.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Sabudana / Sago / Tapioca
- 4 Potatoes, boiled
- 1/2 cup Roasted Peanut Powder
- 4-5 Green Chillies
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 1 inch Ginger
- 2 teaspoons Sugar
- Salt to taste
- Oil, for frying
Instructions
Soaking Sabudana (Tapioca Pearls)
- Wash sabudana a couple of times under running water and soak it for 7-8 hours or overnight.
- While soaking, make sure the water just covers the sabudana, Here I have taken 2 cups of sabudana for which I used 1 cup of water to soak.
- Once soaked, press the sago pearl between your index finger & thumb. It should mash easily which is an indicator that the sabudana is soaked properly. If you feel the sabudana is still hard, add 1/4th cup of water and soak for another 3-4 hours.
Making The Vadas
- Using a moter-pestel, make a coarse paste of ginger, green chillies and cumin seeds. Set it aside.
- In a mixing bowl, add the soaked sabudana, ginger-green chilli-cumin seeds paste, salt, sugar, peanut powder and boiled potatoes.
- Mix all the ingredients well. Check for seasoing and adjust accordingly.
- Roll this mixture into a flat disc. You may also roll them into ball-shaped vadas.
- Heat oil for frying. Gently drop the vadas and fry till they are golden brown in colour. Make sure to keep the flame to medium-low.
- Sabudana Vadas are ready. Transfer them onto an absorbent paper to drain excess oil.
- Serve them with coconut-peanut chutney.