Most people eat it during fasts, but i just love the snackiness of it :). It does take some prep time though since the Sabudana needs to soak. So you need to plan at least 2 hours in advance.
You need:
You need:- Sabudana - 1 cup (soak for at least two hours)
- Boiled potatoes - 4 small or 2 medium
- Green chilli - 1 - finely chopped
- Roasted unsalted peanuts - 2 tbsp (optional)
- Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Bread crumbs/ Maida/ Rice flour - whatever is available to coat the vadas before frying
- Oil to deep fry
- Wash the soaked sabudana till all the starch is gone and only the pearls remain
- Crush the peanuts
- Mash the potatoes
- In a bowl mix all ingredients (except the coating ingredients) and knead well till it sticks together
- Make small patties and roll them in the bread crumbs
- Heat oil in a deep pan. When it's really hot, add the vada's to fry till they are a darker shade of brown
- Serve hot with green chutney
