What is Sabudana?
Sabudana also commonly known as Sago are beautiful white pearls, which are naturally gluten-free. These are also known as tapioca pearls in English. Sabudana’s are widely used in the Maharashtrian cuisine of India. They prepare beautiful delicacies like Thalipeeth, Sabudana Kheer, Sabudana Khichdi and Sabudana Vada to name a few. Tapioca Pearls are very high in starch and carb content, which helps you to be full for a longer time. Hence, they are more commonly used in fasting recipes. Nowadays Tapioca Pearls have gained a lot of popularity in International Cuisines, because of it being naturally Gluten-Free and higher starch content.
What are Sabudana na Vadas?
Sabudana na Vadas are easy and super delicious. This fried delicacy is made with boiled potatoes, crushed peanuts, tapioca pearls (Sabudana), ginger, green chillies, salt, sugar and lime juice. The sago (sabudana) are soaked overnight, fluff them and then mixed with all the ingredients. We then make beautiful patties out of them, and deep fry them. Fried to perfection, the gorgeous golden beauties never fail to please.
Step by Step Recipe
- Wash and rinse the sabudana until you get clear water. We will soak them overnight to fluff them. These are soaked a little differently than Sabudana Khichdi. The Tapioca Pearls need to fluff right and should be perfectly fluffed and dry in the morning.
- The correct measurement to add water is using your finger. Place your finger in the bowl. Add water till the first line on your finger. Your sabudana’s will be perfectly fluffed and you won’t have to spend time drying them before making the vadas.
- In a bowl add boiled potatoes. I pressure cook the who potatoes for 4 whistles. Mash the potatoes using a potato masher.
- Now, add the fluffed sabudana’s to the mashed potatoes. 6.Next goes in all the aromatics, spices and peanuts. along with lime juice.
- Mix it all thoroughly and add fresh roughly chopped cilantro.
- Rub oil between your palms and start making the vadas. Fry the vadas on medium high heat until golden and crisp on the outside.
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