Sabudana Vada (Deep Fried Tapioca Chips) Receipe

Ingredients: 

Sabudana Vada or Patties before deep frying

• Sabudana (Sabaki, Sagoo or Tapioca seeds) medium - 1 cup
• Water - 2.5 to 3 cups
• Finely Chopped Green Chili - 1big stk
• Curry Leaves - 4 to 5
• Coriander Leaves - 0.5cup
• Crushed Raw Groundnut - 3tbs 
• Half or Parboiled Potatoes - 3 medium size 
• Lemon Juice - 1tbs
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep fry 

Procedure: 

Deep Fried Sabudana Vada or Patties

1. Soak Sabudana in warm water for 3 to 5 hours or until it becomes fluffy and doubled in size
2. Add groundnut, green chili, coriander leaves, curry leaves, lemon juice and salt to the Sabudana
3. Lastly, grate the parboiled potatoes into the Sabudana mixture and knead  it into a soft dough 
4. Apply oil into your palms and take a small ball from the dough and pat it flat like that of a patties 
5. Heat the oil to the maximum in a deep bottomed pan. Ensure that the oil is very hot before you deep fry the flat patties otherwise the Tapioca seeds will disperse in the oil
6. Once the oil is very hot put 4-5 patties in the oil and deep fry it until it turns golden brown. 
7. Once its fried, drain the oil and put it on a kitchen tissue so that excess oil can be absorbed 
8. The frying time will take anywhere between 4 to 15 minutes depending on your stove model 
9. The vada must be crispy outside and soft like a sponge from inside 

Serve the hot vada with lassun chutney or simply relish it before it becomes cold :P