Sabudana Vada (Crispy Tapioca Pearl Fritters, Street Style)
A sacred reward for fasting! Deep-fried Dumplings with Tapioca and Peanuts
Description
Snack frying rehydrated Sabudana (tapioca pearls) mixed with mashed potatoes/crushed peanuts. Sacred yet junk taste permitted even during Hindu fasting (Upavas).
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Tapioca pearls
- Potato
- Peanuts
- Cumin
- Green chili
- Cilantro
- Frying oil
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients] 100g Sabudana (small tapioca pearls),
- boiled potato, 30g roasted peanuts (coarsely crushed),
- green chili,
- tsp cumin seeds, cilantro, salt (or rock salt) to taste, frying oil, sweet yogurt.
- Soak Sabudana (tapioca pearls) in water since previous day to soften. When fluffy enough to crush with fingers, drain moisture firmly.
- Put rehydrated Sabudana, boiled/mashed potatoes acting as binder, and 'coarsely crushed savory roasted peanuts'—the texture keystone—in a bowl.
- Add cumin seeds, green chilies, cilantro, rock salt, making flat disc (or round) patties while kneading firmly by hand.
- Quietly drop into heated stall oil pot, frying slowly until tapioca pearls turn translucent and surface puffs crispy golden. Outside is peanut crunchiness and tapioca crispiness; one bite spreads unbelievably chewy texture inside. Dipping in sweet yogurt or green chutney, an addictive dish with texture contrast.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Cumin、Rock salt
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Sticky rice and crushed peanut fritter (differs from tapioca but as chewy sub)
Pairing
Warm Masala Chai、Sweet yogurt
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Sabudana' is sago palm starch (tapioca pearls). Hindu fasting (Upavas) bans grains (wheat/rice), but starch Sabudana is 'sacred food permitted to eat'. Historically made for nutrition during fasting, but its sheer deliciousness established it as a daily street food now.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Dunk the fresh-fried chewy Vada heavily into cold sweet yogurt (Dahi), simultaneously chewing heat/coldness, saltiness/sweetness!
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Peanuts