Easy Snack With Sabudana (Vrat Recipe For Navratri)

Normally during Ekadashi and Navaratris, many Hindus keep a fast. The food prepared on those is different to the kind we eat regularly. Sabudana Vada, is one of our favourite fasting snacks made with tapioca pearls/sago/sabudana, potatoes and peanuts.

While sabudana is naturally gluten-free and vegan, it’s still loaded with pure starch and carbs. So be mindful when you start snacking on it. I know it’s difficult to resist them. Today I’m sharing how we make this recipe at home to give you a super delicious, crispy Sabudana Vada with a soft and light interior.

Ingredients 

• 3 bowls Sabudana/Sago Pearls (medium to large size)
• 2-3 boiled Potatoes
• Finely chopped Coriander
• 1-2 Tsp Sendha Namak/ Pink Himalayan Salt
• 2 Tsp Green Chilli Paste
• 1 bowl Peanuts ( roasted & crushed )
• 4 Tsp Lemon Juice or 1-2 Tsp Amchur Powder
• 1 Tsp Sugar ( optional )
• 1 -2Tsp Cumin Powder

Method

• Soak sabudana for at least 8 hours after washing them
• Water level while soaking sabudana should be 1 cm above the level of sabudana
• Check to see if soaked sabudana is tender
• Mash 2-3 boiled potatoes
• Add it to the bowl of sabudana
• Put salt
• Sprinkle some jeera powder
• Add 2 tsp of green chilli paste
• Put 4 tbsp lemon juice
• Toss in the roasted & crushed peanuts
• Add a handful of fresh coriander leaves
• Mix it all well to combine it
• Check for seasoning and adjust accordingly
• The dough will start to come together & stick 
• Start making sabudana balls of medium to large size and shape into vadas/tikkis
• You can deep fry or pan fry it
• Heat oil and fry the sabudana vada on medium flame for at least 3-4 mins
• Serve hot with coriander chutney and sweet curd