Maharashtra

Sabudana vada

Name: Sabudana vada
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 5 h 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Marathi
Ingredients: 1 cup sabudana (tapioca pearls); 2 medium boiled and mashed potato; 1/2 cup roasted and coarsely crushed peanuts; 2 finely chopped green chilli; 1/2 inch grated ginger; 1 tsp cumin seeds; a handful chopped coriander leaves (cilantro); 2 tsp lemon juice; 1 tsp sugar; Rock salt (sendha namak), to taste (sendha namak); Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for deep frying (about 4 tbsp absorbed), peanut oil for a fast

Tapioca pearls and potato, fried into a crunch that makes fasting suspiciously enjoyable.

40 minTime

7 gProtein each

mildSpice

5hPlan ahead. Soak for 5 hours first; the 40 minutes come after.

The fasting day crunch3 chapters · 2 min read

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

494kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Sabudana (tapioca pearls)1 cup

Potato2 medium, boiled and mashed

Peanuts½ cup, roasted and coarsely crushed

Green chilli2, finely chopped

Ginger1.5 cm, grated

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful, chopped

Lemon juice2 tsp

Sugar1 tsp

Rock salt (sendha namak)to taste (sendha namak)

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for deep frying (about 4 tbsp absorbed), peanut oil for a fast

Method

5 steps

1Rinse the sabudana two or three times, then soak it in just enough water to sit a few millimetres above the pearls. Leave for 5 hours or overnight.
2Drain any water, spread the pearls on a plate for 10 minutes, then mix with the potato, peanuts, chilli, ginger, cumin, coriander, lemon, sugar and salt.
3With damp palms, shape into 12 flat discs about 1 cm thick.
4Heat the oil on medium. Fry 3 or 4 vadas at a time, turning once, until deep golden.
5Drain on a rack or paper and serve hot with curd or green chutney.

Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Maharashtra

Sabudana vada

Tapioca pearls and potato, fried into a crunch that makes fasting suspiciously enjoyable.

40 minTime

7 gProtein each

mildSpice

5hPlan ahead. Soak for 5 hours first; the 40 minutes come after.

The fasting day crunch3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

494kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Sabudana (tapioca pearls)1 cup

Potato2 medium, boiled and mashed

Peanuts½ cup, roasted and coarsely crushed

Green chilli2, finely chopped

Ginger1.5 cm, grated

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful, chopped

Lemon juice2 tsp

Sugar1 tsp

Rock salt (sendha namak)to taste (sendha namak)

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for deep frying (about 4 tbsp absorbed), peanut oil for a fast

Method

5 steps

1Rinse the sabudana two or three times, then soak it in just enough water to sit a few millimetres above the pearls. Leave for 5 hours or overnight.
2Drain any water, spread the pearls on a plate for 10 minutes, then mix with the potato, peanuts, chilli, ginger, cumin, coriander, lemon, sugar and salt.
3With damp palms, shape into 12 flat discs about 1 cm thick.
4Heat the oil on medium. Fry 3 or 4 vadas at a time, turning once, until deep golden.
5Drain on a rack or paper and serve hot with curd or green chutney.

Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Sabudana vada

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Ingredients

Method

Sabudana vada

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Ingredients

Method

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