Recipe of Sabudana pakoda – Navaratri Special Snacks

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Prep Time 15 Minutes

Cooking Time 25 Minutes

Servings 2-3

Rating

Sabudana Pakoda Recipe can be prepared for ekdashi fast or navaratri fast as these are considered as one of the excellent evening snacks. Sabudana Pakoras are easy to prepare at home. Have it with tomato sauce or with Onion Chutney.

Ingredients

½ cupSabudana
1 largePotato
¾ teaspoonCumin seeds
½ teaspoonSugar
1Green chili
2 tablespoonsWheat flour
¼ cupPeanuts
Saltto taste

Directions

Step1Soak sabudana in water for overnight or for atleast 4 hours
Step2Drain them and keep them aside
Step3Boil potatoes and pee the skin off
Step4Chop the boiled potatoes roughly
Step5Roast the peanuts till they turn golden brown in color
Step6Crush the roasted peanuts coarsely in mortar pestle
Step7Add all the ingredients liked peanut mixture, chopped potatoes, cumin seeds, chopped chilies to the drained sabudana
Step8Mix them well and add salt, sugar
Step9Place a pan on kadai and add oil to it
Step10Meanwhile make small balls using the mixture
Step11Once the oil is hot, add the balls to oil
Step12Deep fry the sabudana balls till they turn golden brown in color
Step13Remove them and drain the excess oil on kitchen towel
Step14Place them on serving bowl and serve it with any spicy chutney.

As kids do not tolerate spicy kind of food, do not add chili to the sabudana mixture. Also try sweet recipe – Badam Halwa Recipe for navaratri and serve it as naivedyam to the God.

-Neelima