Sabudana Vada Recipe (Baked) | How To Make Sabudana Vada
Sabudana vada recipe (baked) with step-by-step pictures. These crispy sabudana vadas are a delicious treat, baked instead of deep-frying, making it an almost guilt-free treat!
Servings 11 sabudana vadas
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sabudana (tapioca pearls), after soaking it will be about 1 & 1/2 cup
- 2 medium boiled potatoes, about 1 & 3/4 cup of mashed potatoes
- 1/2 cup peanuts
- 2-3 green chillies, as per desired heat
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 inch ginger, peeled and grated
- Juice of half a lime
- 1 tsp sugar, adjust as per desired sweetness
- salt to taste
- 3 tbsp finely chopped cilantro
- Oil, as required
Instructions
- Wash the sabudana well under running water. Add approx 1/2 cup of water, just about enough to soak the sabudana. Let it soak for 3 hours or until all the pearls have swelled up and are soft when you try to mash with your fingers. Soaking time will vary depending upon the quality of the sabudana. I usually leave it overnight in the refrigerator. By morning the sabudana has soaked up well, retains its shape whilst still being soft. If there is any extra water left after the soaking time, drain it. If the sabudana is still hard, sprinkle some more water and let it soak for few more hours.
- Dry roast the peanuts in a skillet, remove the skin and transfer to the blender and make a coarse powder.
- Transfer the mashed potatoes, soaked sabudana, coarse peanut powder and all the remaining ingredients except the oil in a mixing bowl. Mix it well to form a dough. Adjust spices as per your preference. I do not add a lot of chillies, as my son enjoys this, so the spice levels are low.
- Preheat the oven to 425° F. Grease your palms and make the vada's/ patties, transfer them to a baking tray lined with greased parchment paper/aluminum foil. Brush each vada with oil or oil spray.
- Oven: Bake at 425° F. Flip the vada gently with the help of a spatula or fork after about 30-35 mins when it turns golden brown on top, brush with more oil if required and let the other side turn golden brown too. That will take another 20-25 minutes. So it will take about a total of an hour approx, depending on the thickness of your vada. Keep checking at frequent intervals during the baking process.
- Air-fryer: I've also tried baking sabudana vada in my air fryer, and it works beautifully, plus takes half the time that it takes in the oven, except if you are making 2 batches. To fry these vadas in the air fryer, preheat the air fryer at 350° F for 5 minutes. Brush vadas with oil or oil spray and place in the air fryer basket. Air-fry at 350° F for about 20 minutes, flipping once midway. Air fry for another 2 minutes for a darker color.
- Serve hot with sweetened yogurt and green chutney.
Notes
Measuring cup used, 1 Cup = 250 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml