Its monsoon. And when it rains, I crave for crisp and fried food like bhajias with a cup of adrak chai. One such monsoon special crispy fried preparation I like is sabudana vada, which is also used a fasting dish. Even though they taste absolutely yummy in monsoon, go easy on them as sabudana is hard on our stomachs and our digestive systems are not in their best behaviour in monsoon.
Sabudana vada (Serves 3 people)
Ingredients
- Sabudana – 1 cup
- Potatoes – 2
- Green chillies – 5 to 7
- Peanuts – 1/4 cup (optional)
- Coriander leaves
- Lemon – 1
- Salt to taste
Method of preparation
Soak the sabudana for 6 hours in water just enough for them to be immersed. Boil the potatoes and mash them. Add mashed potatoes, crushed chillies, finely chopped coriander, salt and some lemon juice to the sabudana. Optionally, you could also add some peanut powder (For peanut powder details, see the post below). Mix everything evenly and make flattened roundles. Dont worry if the roundles are not very pretty looking, the vadas are usually slightly uneven in shape. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the roundles on both sides. Sabudana takes a little while to cook, so be patient while frying else the vada remains “kachcha” from the inside. Serve sabudana vadas with sauce or any chutney of your choice. Yenjaay!
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I love Sabudana vada. Thanks for sharing this recipe
Hi Krithika,
I’m glad you liked it! Only functional cooking had been happening since I posted that. Anyway, now I am back in action. Posted a couple of recipes finally.