Sabudana Vada( Sago fritters): This is a traditional deep fried snack from Western India. It is often served with spicy green chutney or peanut chutney. It is usually prepared during days of fasting in the Hindu and Jain religions. The snack is especially delicious due to it's nutty flavor and the crunch of the fritter.
Ingredients for vada (the fritter):
- 1 cup sabudana (sago) soaked in a little water overnight. It becomes soft and transcluscent after soaking overnight.
- 1 medium size potato boiled.
- 2,3 green chillies finely chopped.
- 2 tsp finely chopped cilantro.
- salt.
- pinch of sugar.
- 3 tbsps peanut powder.
- Oil for frying.
Ingredients for the peanut chutney:
- 1 cup peanut powder
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tsp red chilli powder( it can vary depending on your spice preference)
- salt
- pinch of sugar
Preparation of vada:
- In a mixing bowl, grate or mash a peeled potato.
- Mix the soaked sago.
- Put in the finely chopped cilantro, chillies, peanut powder,
salt and sugar.
- Mix all the ingredients properly.
- Take a small bowl of water.
- Wet your hands with a little water, then take a small portion of the mixture and make a firm ball out of it.
- Now gently press it to make a pattie out of it.
- Continue the process till you have made all the patties.
- Heat oil in a frying pan/wok.
- Once the oil heats up put in the patties in it.
- Fry the patties till they are golden brown.
- Remove them on a tissue paper to drain the extra oil.
- Serve them vadas (patties) hot with the peanut chutney.
Preparation of the peanut chutney:
- Take a small serving bowl.
- Mix the Peanut powder, yogurt, salt, chilli powder and sugar.
- Mix all the ingredients till they all come together.
- Serve it with the vadas.
**** If you have peanut allergies you can have the vadas with green chutney or tomato ketchup.
