Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup sabudana (sago or tapioca pearls)
  • 4 potatoes (boiled and peeled)
  • 1/2 cup peanuts (roasted and coarsely powdered)
  • 3 green chilies (chopped)
  • 2 chopped coriander leaves
  • rock salt or black salt (to taste)

Instruction

  • Pick and rinse 1 cup sago pearls well. Add 1 cup water and soak for 4-6 hours.Drain excess water if any and set aside for 15 minutes.
  • In the mean time pressure cook 4 medium potatoes well. Peel and crumble them well.
  • Also dry roast 1/2 cup peanuts and grind them coarsely. Heat oil for deep frying.
  • Add drained sago pearls, powdered peanuts, chopped green chilies, coriander leaves, rock salt or black salt, crumbled potatoes to a mixing bowl.
  • Mix very well and form a dough like mixture. Try shaping a ball. If the mixture is very loose, add 2  tablespoons more peanut powder.
  • Now divide the mixture into 18-20 equal sized balls. Flatten each ball slightly.
  • Slide 3-4 shaped vada into hot oil. Do not disturb for few seconds.
  • Now flip gently and fry till the vadas turn golden and crispy from all sides.
  • Drain in a kitchen towel and serve sabudana vada hot.