Sabudana Vada Recipe
Sabudana Vada requires very limited ingredients and is a quick and easy dish to make during Vrat such as Janamashtami, Navratri, Maha Shivratri etc. Since, Sabudana Vada is deep fried we will not consider it to be a healthy snack but if you eat it in limited quantity then why miss out the fun of having a tasty snack this holiday season.
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Servings: 4
Calories: 166kcal
Ingredients
Main Ingredients for Sabudana Vada
- 1 cup Tapioca pearls Sabudana
- 120 g Potato Aloo
- 15 gm Green Chillies Hari Mirch
- 1/3 cup Groundnuts Moongfali
- 1.5 tsp Rock Salt Sendha Namak
- 2 tsp Red Chillies Powder Lal Mirch Powder
Frying
- Clarified Butter Ghee
Instructions
Pre-Preparation Steps to make Sabudana Vada
- Take Tapioca pearls(Sabudana) in a bowl and wash it properly at-least 2 - 3 times.1 cup Tapioca pearls
- Now soak it in one cup of water for 3 - 4 hrs. Do not add too much water else they will become sticky while cooking Sabudana Vada. Once Tapioca pearls (Sabudana) is soaked properly they will be double their size.
Preparation Steps to make Sabudana Vada
- Take potatoes in a bowl and wash them properly. Now take 3 cups of water in a pressure cooker and add potatoes to it.120 g Potato
- Switch on the flame and take two whistles on medium flame and switch off the flame. Let the pressure release gradually.
- Meanwhile, take 1/3 cup Groundnuts in a frying pan and roast them well till they start becoming brown in colour. This will take approx 5 - 7 mins.1/3 cup Groundnuts
- Once the ground nuts are roasted take them in a plate and let them cool down. Once the groundnuts are cooled remove groundnut seed coating (red in colour) and you can dispose the seed coating.1/3 cup Groundnuts
- Now crush the roasted groundnuts using a rolling pin. You can use a mixer to do this but just give a quick boost and then switch it off. This will ensure that you do not finely ground the groundnuts.1/3 cup Groundnuts
- Now open the pressure cooker and peel the potatoes. Mash them properly.120 g Potato
How to make Sabudana Vada
- Chop the green chillies into small pieces15 gm Green Chillies
- Take a frying pan and put it on high flame. Now add 1 cup Clarified butter to it.Clarified Butter
- Meanwhile take soaked Tapioca pearls (Sabudana) in a large bowl and add mashed potatoes to it. Top it up with the grounded groundnuts aka peanuts and add Rock Salt, chopped Green chillies and Red Chillies powder to it. Mix them well. Mash it if required.1 cup Tapioca pearls, 120 g Potato, 15 gm Green Chillies, 1/3 cup Groundnuts, 1.5 tsp Rock Salt, 2 tsp Red Chillies Powder
- Now take handful of Tapioca pearls (Sabudana) mixture and keep it in your palm. Now press it with other hand to prepare an oval or round shaped ball. This will be the Tapioca pearls (Sabudana) Vada. In case it starts sticking to your hand, apply some water on your palms of your hand. Make sure your Vada balls are binded properly to form the oval shaped balls else it will split while frying. In case your Vada are still not able to bind properly, you would need a little more mashed potatoes to stick them well or add very little quantity of water to the mixture.
- By now the clarified butter would be hot and you can add Tapioca pearls (Sabudana) balls or Vada to it. Fry it until golden brown in colour. Keep tossing and turning the Vada while your saute it so it does not burn.
- Your Tapioca pearls (Sabudana) Vada or Sabudana Vada is ready to be served. You can prepare some Coriander Chutney before hand to enjoy them with it.
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Notes
Few considerations while cooking and serving -
- Tapioca pearls or Sabudana soaking time for Sabudana Vada depends on type of Sabudana. If your Sabudana becomes too soft while washing them before soaking then don't soak them and you can make Sabudana Vada instantly. As per our experience with this Sabudana your Sabudana Vada will be too sticky and the flavour may not be that good so we don't recommend it.
- Since Vegetable oil is not recommended to cook fasting food hence we used Clarified butter for cooking. You can also use ground nut oil for cooking.
- Since roasted peanuts are now days available readily in market, you can make your life more easy by using them instead.
- You can prepare roasted peanuts in large quantity and keep them stocked for long period of time. At-least 1 - 2 months subjected to weather conditions.
- Soaked Tapioca pearls aka Sabudana have a tendency to start popping when added to warm oil or clarified butter and hence it is recommended to cover yourself properly and be a little careful and maintain distance with hot oil while frying them.
Nutrition
Serving: 4Serving | Calories: 166kcal (8%) | Carbohydrates: 41g (14%) | Protein: 1g (2%) | Sodium: 876mg (38%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 2g (2%)
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