Sabudana wada

Sago, tapioca or sabudana mixed with potatoes, peanuts and spices. Deep fried to a golden brown colour, Served with a peanut chutney accompaniment , this snack is an absolutely irresistable one. Can be had on fasting or upwas days or equally enjoyable on any day .

INGREDIENTS :

Sabudana – 2 bowls 
Potatoes – 3 big or 4 medium sized 
Roasted and ground peanuts – 2 bowls
Jeera/Cumin Seeds – 2 tsp 
Green chillies – 6 to 8
Coriander – chopped half a bowl 
Lemon juice – 1 medium size lemon
Sugar – 1 tsp
Salt – as per taste.
Oil for deep frying 

METHOD:

1) Wash and soak the sabudana for at least 4-5 hrs.

2) Boil, peel and mash the Potatoes. Keep aside.

3) Grind chillies and coriander without adding water.

4) Break lumps in the soaked sabudana with your hands. Sprinkle very little water and keep aside for 10 mins.

5) Mix the following in a large bowl: sabudana, mashed potatoes, crushed roasted peanuts, ground chilli-coriander mixture, jeera, lime juice, sugar, salt as per taste.

6) Mix together to form a sticky dough.

7) Wet your palms and roll it into small round balls/patties.

8) Heat the oil. Once the oil is hot, fry the wadas till golden brown.

9) Serve hot with curds or Peanut Chutney (Click for recipe) 

Note : If the wadas are breaking while frying, add some more ground peanuts into the dough.