Sabudana Vada-Tips and Tricks for Crunchy Vadas

The tips included in this post will help you make the crunchiest,no fail sabudana vadas without any vadas breaking in oil or soaking too much oil. Sabudana vadas are a favorite during fasts and a popular dish from Gujarat,Rajasthan and  Maharashtra region.

As much as I love sabudana vadas, I always feel guilty after eating a few because of its high carbohydrate content and the fact that we have to deep fry them. I recently tried a lowfat version by stuffing them with paneer and nuts and making them in an appe pan. Here is the recipe for Sabudana Appe with Paneer Filling.  Here is a Collection of Navratri/Vrat Recipes all compiled together.

Through trial and error,I have learnt these tips for making these crunchy vadas. I promise you,if you follow all the tips, they will not fall apart and break in the hot oil!

TIps on making perfect Sabudana vadas-

1-Use a shallow bowl to soak sabudana overnight in fridge. The water should be an inch above the sabudana.

2-There should be no moisture in Sabudana or potatoes. Leave sabudana in a strainer for longer if you feel there is moisture. Place boiled potatoes,cut in half on paper towel to remove all moisture or microwave the potatoes instead of pressure cooker or pot to boil the potatoes. If you feel there is moisture in the potatoes, put them in fridge for some time. For best results, microwave the potatoes.

3-Wet or oil hands to make smooth vadas, there should be no cracks.

4-The oil in the kadhai/wok should be slightly hotter than usual but if its too hot, it will brown too quickly.

5-Do not put more than 3 vadas at a time. If they stick, don’t try to  separate them in Kadhai/wok.

6-DO NOT DISTURB the vadas by constantly turning. Turn only once when one side turns golden(If needed turn again)

7-Let oil heat before each batch of vadas.

Here is the written recipe followed by the step by step pictorial one-

Sabudana Vadas-Tips and Tricks for Crunchy Vadas

Aanchal Gupta

Tips and tricks to make crispy sabudana vadas without breaking.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Vrat/Fasting/Breakfast/Snack

Cuisine Indian

Servings 15 -16

Ingredients

  

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• For Sabudana Vada
• 1 cup sabudana/sago/tapioca washed and soaked overnight
• 3 medium potatoes boiled
• 4-5 Green chilies chopped
• 1/4 cup cilantro
• juice of 1/2 to 1 lime/lemon depending on size
• salt to taste I used about 1 tsp

Instructions

 

• For sabudana vada
• Wash sabudana/sago/tapioca well and soak overnight in fridge with water which is 1 inch above the sabudana.
• Next morning,Sabudana should feel soft when pressed.place in strainer for 30 minutes to an hour to drain ALL water.
• Boil potatoes and place on a paper towel to remove excess water.
• Mix sabudana,potatoes,salt,cilantro,lemon juice and green chilies into a smooth dough.
• Divide sabudana dough into 15 balls.
• Wet or oil hands and flatten the sabudana ball into a flat disc/tikki/vada on the palm of your hand.
• Take your time to make sure its smooth and there are no cracks.
• Heat oil(A little more than we normally do for puris) and fry not more than 3 vadas at a time.
• Do not disturb till you see the vadas turn brown.
• Turn only once or twice and remove.
• Let oil heat again before putting in next batch of vadas

Notes

Its important to not have any moisture in sabudana or potatoes. You can microwave the potatoes to avoid water while boiling or put boiled potatoes, cut in half on paper towel to remove excess water. Take time to smoothen the vadas,so there are no cracks. The temperature of oil is important, if it’s too hot, it will brown quickly. DO NOT DISTURB the vadas when they are in oil. Only turn once or if needed twice.

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Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-

Wash and soak sabudana/sago in a flat container,overnight in the refrigerator

Next morning, the sabudana should have increased in size and you should be able to press it between your fingers

Place in a strainer for minimum 30 minutes to an hour

Mix all the ingredients

Wet/oil hands and make smooth vadas without any cracks

Fry in hot oil,till golden on both sides(Read tips above)

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