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Sabudana Vada-Sago Vada Recipe-Javvarisi Vadai-Navratri Vrat Recipes

October 11, 2015 by PadhuSankar 5 Comments

Sabudana Vada is a very popular Maharashtrian snack made with tapioca pearls (sago), boiled potatoes and peanuts. As sabudana is rich in complex carbohydrates, it is used to make various dishes especially on days of fasting i.e. navratri, maha shivratri etc. Sago vada can also be served as a tea time snack, a starter or even as a side dish for variety rice. It is easy to make and taste very delicious. Today we will learn how to make sabudana vada following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

Sabudana Vada-Navratri Vrat recipes

Sabudana Vada


Sabudana Vada

 Prep Time : 10 mins (excluding soaking time)

 Cook Time : 20 mins 
 Yields: 11 Sago Vadas
 Recipe Category: Snacks-Navratri Vrat Recipes-Sago
 Recipe Cuisine: Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Sabudana/sago/tapioca pearls – 1/2 cup
   Boiled grated potato – 1/2 cup
   Peanuts – 1/4 cup
   Green chilli – 2
   Ginger (grated) – 1 tsp
   Himalayan rock salt or plain salt as needed
   Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp finely chopped
   Fresh lemon juice – 2-3 tsp

   Oil for deep frying

Preparation


Roast peanuts, remove the skin and dry grind it coarsely.

Pressure cook 1 potato, peel the skin, grate it and keep it ready. We need half a cup of grated potato. If you have excess, you can refrigerate it and use it to make aloo paratha. Wash, peel and grate ginger.

I have used the white mavu javvarisi to make this vada. Use good quality sago. Soak it for 5 hours in double the quantity of water. When you press the sago between your fingers, it should get mushed or check it by tasting it. It should be soft.

how to make sabudana vada

Drain the water completely. Leave it in the strainer for 15 minutes. Then it is ready to use for making vada.

Method 


In a bowl mix together, soaked and drained sago, grated potato, finely chopped coriander leaves, grated ginger, green chillies, peanuts, salt to taste and lemon juice.

Sabudana Vada recipe

Mix everything well and divide the mixture into 11 equal parts. Make smooth balls and then flatten it to form patties. Dust your hands with rice flour or amaranth flour  (if preparing for fast) to prevent it from sticking to your hands.

Sago Vada

Heat oil in a pan, when it is hot, reduce the heat to medium low and gently drop the prepared vadas into the oil.

Deep fry both the sides until golden brown. Once done, remove the vadas with a slotted ladle and place it on a colander or paper towel to drain off excess oil.

Javvarisi Vadai

Serve hot sabudana vadas with green chutney or tomato ketchup or just yogurt. It tastes good on it own also.

Note – If you are preparing the vada for fasting, use rajgira flour (amaranth flour) for dusting instead of rice flour and sendha namak or Himalayan rock salt in place of regular salt for making the vadas.

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  1. sharmila pathy

    October 15, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    what is rajkira flour or amarnath flour

    Reply
  2. Ala

    June 13, 2017 at 9:29 pm

    Will the vadas be good if I omit peanuts?!
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      June 15, 2017 at 11:20 am

      You can but that is the highlight of this vada. It also helps in absorbing moisture.

      Reply
  3. megha r

    November 17, 2019 at 3:46 pm

    If I prepare in the morg. Will it stay good in the evening.. Or will it become rubbery n chewy.

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      November 18, 2019 at 6:30 am

      You must take it hot.

      Reply

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