Stuffed Sabudana Vada Recipe | Crispy Fasting Special with Paneer Filling

 

🌟 Stuffed Sabudana Vada Recipe

A Delicious Fasting Special With a Twist!

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✅ Ingredients

For Outer Sabudana Mixture:

• Sabudana (Sago) – 1 cup
• Boiled Potatoes – 2 medium-sized
• Roasted Peanut Powder – ¼ cup
• Green Chillies – 1 to 2, finely chopped
• Fresh Coriander – 2 tbsp, chopped
• Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp
• Lemon Juice – 1 tbsp
• Salt – to taste

For Stuffing:

• Boiled Potato – 1 large
• Crumbled Paneer – 2 tbsp
• Red Chilli Powder – ½ tsp
• Garam Masala – ¼ tsp (If it is not for fasting, add garam masala.)
• Fresh Coriander – 1 tbsp
• Salt – to taste

For Frying:

• Oil – for deep frying

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✅ Method

1️⃣ Soak the Sabudana:
Rinse sabudana well and soak for 4–5 hours or overnight. Drain completely and fluff with a fork.

2️⃣ Prepare the Outer Mixture:
Mash boiled potatoes in a bowl. Add soaked sabudana, peanut powder, green chillies, cumin, salt, lemon juice, and coriander. Mix into a soft dough.

3️⃣ Make the Stuffing:
Mash boiled potato separately. Mix in grated paneer, red chilli powder, garam masala, (If it is not for fasting, add garam masala.) coriander and salt.

4️⃣ Shape and Fill:
Take lemon-sized portions of sabudana dough, flatten in your palm, place stuffing inside, and shape into a ball or patty.

5️⃣ Fry the Vadas:
Heat oil on medium flame. Fry the vadas until crisp and golden on all sides. Drain on paper towels.

6️⃣ Serve:
Serve hot with green chutney or sweetened curd. Garnish with coriander and lemon wedges.

🌟 Presentation Tips:

• Serve on a banana leaf placed on a wooden plate.
• Use a terracotta bowl for chutney.
• Cut one vada open to showcase the colourful stuffing.
• Decorate with coriander and lemon wedges.