Sabudana ( tapioca pearls) is ane of the around usually consumed exceptional during fasting. Sabudana is basically tapioca pearls. Sabudana can survive used to brand kheer ( pudding), khichidi , thalipeeth ( pancakes), idlis in addition to wadas. For all these items, Sabudananeeds to survive soaked inwards H2O for 3-4 hours kickoff in addition to is so used. Dry Sabudana pearls are difficult in addition to thence inedible. Soaking it inwards H2O makes it soft , tender in addition to edible. Today, I am sharing amongst you lot the recipe for Sabudana wadas that is super-easy, quick in addition to delicious.
Servings: makes around 6-8 wadas
Prep time: iii hours ( includes soaking time)
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: iii hours & 10 mins
Ingredients:
Sabudana: 1/2 cup
Potato: 1 medium sized
Green chillies: 2-3, finely chopped
Cumin powder: 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves: 1 tbsp, finely chopped
Crushed peanut halves: ii tbsp ( optional)
Salt/rock salt/ sendha namak: 1/8 tsp
Sugar: 1/2 tsp
Oil for frying or greasing the appe pan.
Water: for soaking Sabudana and boiling potato.
Method:
Soak Sabudana for 3-4 hours amongst simply plenty H2O to encompass it.
Boil whole murphy amongst skin, inwards water, until tender plenty to mash, around 10-15 mins.
When the murphy has cooled, take away from water, peel, die in addition to mash it coarsely without adding whatsoever water.
To this add together chopped dark-green chillies, cumin powder, salt, sugar, soaked in addition to drained Sabudana, coriander leaves, crushed peanuts in addition to mix good to brand a dough.
Pinch lemon sized subdivision of dough in addition to variety it into a ball. Gently pat it downwards to variety it into a patty.
Do this amongst all available dough in addition to operate on aside.
You tin privy kid it using the deep-fried method or the using the appe pan ( healthier version). If using the appe pan, don't flatten the ball besides much.
For deep-fried version:
Heat fossil oil on medium oestrus inwards a small-scale wok/ frying pan.
Once the fossil oil is hot enough, add together the prepared patties into the oil.
Do non drib to a greater extent than than 2-4 at a fourth dimension every bit it volition overcrowd the pan. If overcrowded, it volition non kid well.
Fry for 2-3 mins on ane side or until golden brown.
Flip in addition to kid for 2-3 mins on the other side. Drain onto newspaper towels.
Serve hot amongst a chutney of your choice.
Appe pan method: ( healthier version)
Heat the appe pan on medium heat.
Grease the appe pan thoroughly.
Place the prepared balls of dough into the indentations inwards the pan.
Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until cooked thoroughly.
Serve hot amongst a chutney of your choice.
Enjoy.
Cooking made easy:
How practise you lot know if your fossil oil is hot enough??
If you lot drib a footling drib of batter into the oil, it should come upward up in addition to float on top of the oil. This way the fossil oil is at the correct temperature.
If the batter sinks, the fossil oil is non hot enough.
If the fossil oil is smoking, so the fossil oil is besides hot in addition to around probable volition privy the food.
Tip for salubrious living:
Any given day, cooking something inwards the appe pan is healthier than deep-frying every bit the appe pan uses less fossil oil in addition to thence the calorie content of the nutrient exceptional is less.
Food for thought:
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