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Sabudana Vada

Sabudana Vada

  • 40 min
  • mild
  • Serves 6

Prep 10 min · Cook 30 min

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3 steps, each one filmed. A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.

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Also known as sabakki vada, sago vada · Veg · Tiffin, Snacks & Starters

Sabudana vada: soaked sabudana with potato, peanuts, green chilli and cumin, shaped into patties and deep-fried. Mild, serves 6, 40 min plus soaking, video.

Good for: Navaratri & Ayudha Pooja, Party, Rainy Day

Ingredients

9 items

6 people
  • Sabudana2 cup
  • Potato5
  • Peanuts, Roasted¼ cup
  • Green Chilli, Finely Chopped2
  • Coriander Leaves, Finely Chopped2 tbsp
  • Salt1 tsp
  • Cumin1 tsp
  • Sugar½ tsp
  • OilFor Deep Frying

Contains: groundnut.

Nutrition

Per 1 person, and for all 6 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

NutrientPer 1 personAll 6 people
Energy319kcal1914kcal
Protein3.7g22g
Carbohydrate63g377g
Fat6.2g37g
Fibre3g18g
Sugar3.2g19g

Cookd masalas for sabudana

Method

  1. 1

    Add 2 Cups of sabudana to a bowl, add water till it submerges and let is soake for upto 6 hours or overnight. Strain the sabudana well.

    Sabudana

  2. 2

    Transfer the strained sabudana to another bowl, add the remaining ingredients and mix well till the all combine evenly and bind well.

    PotatoPeanutsGreen ChilliCoriander LeavesSaltCuminSugar

  3. 3

    Oil your palms and shape the mixture into small patties. Heat oil in a kadai and fry the sabudana patties on a medium flame till it turns golden brown. Serve it hot

    Oil

Before you start

How long does Sabudana Vada take?
40 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Sabudana Vada serve?
6. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Sabudana Vada vegetarian?
Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
Is Sabudana Vada spicy?
It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
What do I need to make Sabudana Vada?
2 cup Sabudana, ¼ cup Peanuts, 5 Potato, 2 Green Chilli, 2 tbsp Coriander Leaves, 1 tsp Cumin, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Sabudana Vada?
No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Sabudana Vada?
About 319 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

Tips from other cooks

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    A Cookd cookOctober 2026

    If you wanna make in airfryer make it at 180 preheat for 5 min then at 180 for 10 min for each side

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