Sabudana Vada Recipe – Deep Fried Sago Patties/Cutlets

Ingredients

• 1 cup Sabudana (Tapioca Pearls) soaked overnight
• 2 Potatoes (Aloo) boiled, peeled & mashed
• 1/4 cup Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali) lightly crushed
• 4 Green Chillies finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 1/4 teaspoon Sugar coarsely ground
• 1/2 teaspoon Lemon juice
• 3 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying
• 3/4 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
• 1 Potato (Aloo) peeled and mashed
• 2 tablespoon Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali) coarsely ground
• 2 Green Chillies finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon Sugar
• Salt to taste

Steps

1. To begin making the Sabudana Vada Recipe, prep all the ingredients and keep them ready. Place a kadai with oi on heat for deep frying the vadas.
2. Combine all the ingredients like the sabudana pearls, potato, roasted peanuts, cumin seeds, green chillies, sugar, lemon juice, coriander leaves and salt to taste in a bowl.
3. Mix well so that everything comes together to form a dough.
4. Make lemon sized balls from the dough and flatten into patties.
5. Deep fry on medium flame till golden brown.
6. The vadas should be crisp on the outside but also properly cooked inside, adjust the heat accordingly
7. Drain on an absorbent paper and serve immediately with chutney of choice.
8. Whisk the curd. Add potatoes,roasted peanuts, green chillies, sugar and salt, mix and serve immediately with the sabudana vada.
9. Serve Sabudana Vada Recipe as an evening snack along with Green Chutney Recipe and Masala Chai Recipe.