Sabudana Vada

 

 

Sabudana vada is a popular Maharashtrian snack usually prepared during navratri vrats. It is usually served with peanut chutney. Here is the recipe.

 

 

 

Ingredients

1. Sabudana/ tapioca pearls/ chowwari – ½ cup
2. Potato – 1 large cooked and mashed
3. Peanuts – ¼ cup crushed
4. Ginger – 1 inch piece chopped fine
5. Green chillies – 2 finely chopped
6. Pearl onion – 5-6 chopped fine
7. Lemon juice - 1 tsp
8. Curry leaves – 1 sprig
9. Salt – To taste
10. Oil – For deep-frying

 

 

Method

1. Soak sabudana in just enough water to cover it, for at least 4 hrs.
2. Cook the potatoes and mash it well. Crush the peanuts in a mixer.
3. Mix all the ingredients in the ingredients section except oil. Shape into small lemon-sized balls and flatten them a bit like a vada. Deep-fry in oil until golden brown flipping to the other side in between. Serve hot with peanut chutney.