Tapioca Patties Recipe | Sabudana Tikki Recipe | Sago Vada Recipe

Excuse me for poor presentation and photography because I was running out of time before iftar 😔

There are days when you get tired of kebabs and samosas and all the meaty and cheesy stuff and want something that's simple and light. As it's not possible to skip chicken/mutton and cheese altogether during Ramadan so what we can do is to make some light dish on side and that's what I did, made these Sabudana Vadas.

Sabudana vada or sago vada is a very popular breakfast item from Maharashtra. It's a simple and filling snack that's equally loved by vegetarians as well during fasting days. Deep fried tapioca pearls gives unique crunchy flavour to the simple potato patties. We sometimes dip vadas in beaten eggs before frying just to enhance the golden colour but that's totally optional and better be avoided as sabudana vada comes under veg snacks category.
PS: avoid using fresh coriander in vadas as it makes vadas quite soggy.

Tapioca Patties Recipe | Sabudana Tikki Recipe | Sago Vada Recipe

Ingredients: 

1 cup sago pearls

1 medium sized potato

1 teaspoon chopped green chilies

1/8th teaspoon turmeric powder

1/2 teaspoon salt (or as per taste)
2 tablespoons freshly grated coconut OR coarsely ground roasted peanuts
2 teaspoons ginger and garlic paste
Oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Wash and soak tapioca pearls (sago) in 2-3 cups of water for at least 2 hours, strain off all the water through a sieve and keep them aside.

2. Peel and mash boiled potato and add ginger garlic past, green chili, salt, turmeric powder, coconut/peanut and mix well.

3. Now add sago in potato mixture and mix well to combine all the ingredients.

4. Take little portion and make flat patties.

5. Heat cooking oil and deep fry vadas till golden and crispy. Serve with chutney of your choice.