Beetroot Sabudana Vada
Beetroot Sabudana Vada is a nutritious twist to your fasting snack. Beetroot Sabudana Vada is a delicious and colorful variation of the traditional Maharashtrian Sabudana Vada, made with soaked tapioca pearls (sabudana), grated beetroot, boiled potatoes, and roasted peanuts.
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Sabudana
- 1 Beetroot
- 1 potato
- 2 Green chili
- ¼ cup peanuts
- ¼ cup Chopped cilantro leaves
- Salt to taste
- Oil to fry the vadas
Instructions
- Soak the sabudana for few hours until it softens but still retain shape. As it soaks, boil the potato and let it cool down.
- Drain once done and layer it in a colander until you prep the rest of the ingredients.
- In a pan, dry roast the peanuts and once done, crush it in a cloth to remove the peel. Then grind it to course consistency.
- Peel and grate the beetroot and the boiled potato to a mixing bowl. To that, now add the drained sabudana, crushed peanuts, cilantro leaves and finely chopped green chili. Mix it around to incorporate everything.
- Wet your hand or rub a little oil on your hand and make tiny bite size portion balls or discs.
- You can either choose to deep-fry the vadas or shallow fry.
- Serve warm with some chutney on the side.