Navratri Special: Sabudana vada [Sago cutlets]

 

Festivities are in the air. One of the most auspicious is Navratri. Fasting [vrat] is the part of navratri ritual. Here I’m sharing with you Sabudana vada or Sago cutlets for fasting menu [falahar]. It is also a kid’s friendly snack.

Ingredients:
For sabudana vada (12 vadas approx.)

Sabudana [Sago]     – 1cup

Potatoes                 – 3 medium

Peanuts                  – ½ cup roasted and coarsely grounded

Red chili powder      – 1 tsp

Green chilies           – 2 finely chopped

Cumin seeds           – 1 tsp

Cooking oil to fry

Salt as per taste

Method:

• Wash sabudana lightly and soak it in water for 3-4 hours. Sabudana should absorb all the water.
• Boil and peel the potatoes. Ina bowl, add potates and mash them evenly. Now add sabudana, finely chopped green chilies, cumin seeds, peanuts, red chili powder and salt.  Mix well.
• Heat cooking oil for frying the vadas.
• Apply little oil on your palms. Take small lemon size dough between your palms and make vadas or cutlets. 
• Fry it in the medium hot oil. Repeat till all the vadas are done. It should be golden and crispy. Sabudana vadas are ready to serve.

Serving Suggestions:

Enjoy garma garam [hot] vadas with ketchup, green chutney or yoghurt.