Sabudana Vada | How to Make Sabudana Vada | Sabudana Vada Recipe

Sabudana Vada, also known as 'Sago Vada' or 'Sago Cutlet', is one of the most popular snacks from the Indian states of Maharashtra & Gujarat. These crispy vadas are made from a mixture of mashed potatoes, sago pearls and crushed roasted peanuts that is subtly flavored with a handful of curry leaves and few basic spices.

The mouth-watering delicacy is most often relished during the festivals of Navratri, Shivratri and Janmashtmi when many of the Hindu patrons observe fast (vrat) and refrain themselves from having the regular grains including wheat and rice. Since, sabudana or sago doesn't count in regular grains, it makes for a perfect food substitute to satiate those hunger pangs during the fasting time. Additionally, the little white pearls are a rich source of dietary fiber and carbohydrates, consumption of which instantly leave you energized after a long day of abstainment from food.

Having said that, it doesn't mean sabudana vadas can only be enjoyed during the fasts; these mouth-watering cutlets can be made on any regular day and can be served for breakfast or as an evening munchie. Not to mention, crunchy from outside and melt-in-mouth from the inside, they are simply a  delight with a cup of hot ginger tea.

If you are looking for some more sabudana recipes, do try the SABUDANA KHICHDI and the MANGO SABUDANA KHEER from the blog. I am sure, you would certainly love them.


Sabudana Vada | How to Make Sabudana Vada | Sabudana Vada Recipe


Ingredients

  • Sabudana/ sago pearls/tapioca pearls - 1/2 cup
  • Boiled and grated potatoes (medium size) - 2
  • Roasted peanuts - 1/4 cup
  • Finely chopped green chilies - 2 to 3
  • Finely chopped ginger - 1 inch
  • Jeera/cumin seeds - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - 10 to 15
  • Chopped coriander - a handful
  • Lemon juice - 1/2 tbsp
  • Salt - as per taste
  • Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
  • Granulated Sugar (optional) - 2 tsp
  • Ghee/oil - 2 tsp
  • Oil - for deep frying




Sabudana Vada | How to Make Sabudana Vada | Sabudana Vada Recipe




Sabudana Vada | How to Make Sabudana Vada | Sabudana Vada Recipe



Method

  1. First wash the sabudana/sago nicely.
  2. Soak it in 1/2 cup of water for 3 to 4 hours or overnight. The sabudana would soak the water and would get soft.
  3. Coarsely crush the peanuts in a grinder jar and keep aside.
  4. In a mixing bowl, add the soaked sabudana, grated boiled potatoes, crushed peanuts, lemon juice, chopped green chilies, ginger, salt, sugar and black pepper powder.
  5. In a tadka pan, heat the ghee. Once it is hot, switch off the flame and add in cumin and curry leaves.
  6. Pour this tadka over the ingredients assembled in step 5.
  7. Now using your hands, mix everything nicely.
  8. Pinch out a spoonful of mixture and shape it into a tikki or a cutlet. Repeat till all the mixture is consumed.
  9. Heat oil in a kadai. Once it is sufficiently hot, turn the flame to medium. Slide in the tikkis one by one. Make sure you do not overcrowd the kadai. Fry the vadas to golden brown and crisp on medium flame.
  10. Dish out on an absorbent paper and serve hot with some green chutney. I usually serve these sabudana vadas with my vrat special ROASTED GUAVA AND MINT CHUTNEY.

P.S - You can also air fry the sabudana vadas to keep them healthy with a low calorie count.




Sabudana Vada | How to Make Sabudana Vada | Sabudana Vada Recipe



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