Sabudana Vada

Soaked sabudana, grated potato and crushed peanuts, fried into crisp patties for upvas.

01 Scale

batches ×1

Start to eat—

Actually you—

Pans2

Bowls—

Ingredients

As written

2 cupssabudana (tapioca pearls), soaked for at least 5 hours, then drainedसाबुदाणा · साबूदाना

2 cupsboiled potatoes, peeled and gratedबटाटा · आलू

1 cuproasted peanuts, coarsely crushedशेंगदाणे · मूंगफली

½ cupschopped fresh coriander, or just a small handful if you prefer lessकोथिंबीर · धनिया

4green chilies, finely chopped (adjust to taste)

2 ½ tspsalt, or to tasteमीठ · नमक

2 tspcumin powderजिरे · जीरा

1 tspsugarसाखर · चीनी

—oil for deep frying

Pots & pans

As written

1large mixing bowl

1deep pan for frying

The order

In order

01PrepIn a large mixing bowl, combine the soaked sabudana, grated boiled potatoes, crushed roasted peanuts, chopped coriander, green chilies, salt, cumin powder and sugar.

02PrepMix thoroughly and knead gently until the mixture binds together well. It should be sticky enough to hold shape.

03PrepLightly oil your hands.

04PrepTake small portions and form flat round patties, about 2 inches wide and ½ inch thick.

05HeatHeat oil in a deep pan over medium-high heat.

06HeatFry a few vadas at a time: cook one side for about 2 minutes, then flip. Continue frying for 6 to 7 minutes or until golden brown and crisp on both sides.7m

07FinishRemove and drain on a paper towel.

Eat it with

Hers

Green chutney

Sweetened yogurt

Or enjoy plain with chai

Notes

Soaking is a real constraint, not a suggestion. The source says the sabudana is soaked for at least 5 hours and drained before anything else starts, so this is not a recipe you begin an hour before you want to eat.

The source states a yield of about 15 to 20 vadas. serves is left blank because a count of vadas is not a count of servings.

This text had already been run through an LLM before it reached us, which is why it reads unlike her other recipes: tidy headings, exact spoon measures, none of her spelling. That is why it is recorded as adapted rather than reproduced. If the original in her own words can be found, it should replace this.

No story. No ads. Adapted from Chhaya Karnik · Changed: reformatted and quantified by an LLM — the wording and the measurements are not hers