Sago Vada - Sabudana Vada

साबुदाणा वडा - Sabudana Vada Recipe in Marathi

Sabudana Vada is a crispy delicious snack made by deep frying spiced sabudana

Sabudana vada, traditionally an ingredient used during fasts, sabudana is a favourite amongst Maharashtrians.

It's a special snack made during fast / vrat / upvaas especially during navratri vrats.

These are light, crispy and taste just yummy..

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup soaked Sabudana

• Chilli-ginger paste (1-2 chillies and 1” ginger)

• Finely chopped Coriander leaves

 • 1 bowl Roasted peanut powder

 • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds

• Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash the sabudana well and soak it in water  1 hr  and Drain the whole water from it. Keep it covered 6 to 7 hrs.

• In a large mixing bowl, take soaked and drained sabudana and mash well

• Now add roasted crushed peanuts.

• Add chilli-ginger paste ,coriander leaves  cumin seeds and some salt to taste.

• Mash well with your hand. this is very important, as you will be squeezing off the water present in sabudana. else there are chances for the water present in sabudana to burst while you deep fry.

• Make a dough and prepare small patties.

• Deep fry the patties in hot oil.

• Fry on hight to medium flame till they turn golden brown flipping in between.

• After 3-4 minutes flip the vadas over with the help of fork.

• Fry from other side as well. Remove the vadas in a plate.

• finally, serve sabudana vada hot along with coconut chutney or upawasachi chutney.

Tip :  You can may also add boiled 3 - 4 potatoes to make perfect vada.

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