The Paleo Recipe Book

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Indian Snack Recipe : Sago Pancake

Saboodana Vada
 
Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cooking Time : 20 minutes
Serves / Makes : 3-4
 
Ingredients :
2 cup sago (sabudana),
2 medium sized boiled potatoes,
1 medium sized raw grated potato,
4-5 green chilies,
1 small piece ginger (optional),
1/2 cup coriander leaves,
1/2 cup peanut powder,
2 teaspoon cumin seeds,
1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional),
2-3 teaspoon sugar (optional), salt to taste,
3-4 cups oil or ghee for frying.
 
Method :
1.      Soak sago in water. Drain off all the water and keep it aside for half an hour to one hour (Depending on the quality,
          sometimes the sago needs to be soaked overnight in a little bit of water).
2.      Mash the boiled potatoes.
3.      Make a paste of ginger and chilies in a grinder.
4.      Now combine the sago, ginger-chilies paste, grated and mashed potatoes, coriander leaves, peanut powder, cumin seeds,
          suger, lemon juice. Mix it properly using a little bit of water.
5.      Make small balls of the mixture and flatten them.
6.      Heat some oil or ghee in a pan.
7.      Deep fry these vadas till golden brown and crispy.
 
User Tips :
Grated raw potato makes the vadas crisp and add salt just before frying.
 
Source : User Contributed at Tarla Dalal