sabudana pakoda recipe with step by step photos – sabudana pakora is yet another snack that can be made during fasting or vrat days. these sabudana pakodas can be made for ekadashi fast or navratri fast or even for janmashtami fast or on any other religious fasting day.
these sabudana pakoras are simple and easy to make and they also make for a nice breakfast or evening snack. i make these sometimes for an evening snack and we have them with tomato sauce or coriander chutney. few more fasting snacks recipes on the blog are:
these sabudana pakoras are similar to the maharashtrian sabudana vada. just that i have added some kuttu ka atta (buckwheat flour) in the pakora mixture and excluded some ingredients like lemon juice and coriander leaves.
apart from buckwheat flour, the other main ingredients in this recipe are sabudana or tapioca pearls, roasted peanuts, potatoes. the peanuts gives crunchy taste in between and add flavor. mashed potatoes and kuttu ka atta helps in binding the pakoras. apart from that kuttu ka atta also absorbs extra moisture, if any.
since i get pretty hard sabudana pearls here, i always soak them overnight. by morning they soften really well. so depending on the quality of the pearls, you can soak them overnight or for a few hours.
i have few more sabudana recipes on my blog which you might like to check like:
sabudana pakoda recipe for fasting below:
sabudana pakoda recipe for fasting or vrat - crisp, golden fritters made from tapioca pearls, mashed potatoes and roasted crushed peanuts.
- ½ cup sabudana (tapioca pearls)
- 1 large potato (aloo)
- ¾ teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- ½ to 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 green chili (hari mirch), chopped
- 2 tablespoon kuttu ka atta (buckwheat flour)
- ¼ cup peanuts (moongphali)
- rock salt or sendha namak as required
- soak the sabudana or tapioca pearls in enough water overnight or for 4-5 hours.
- drain and keep aside in a mixing bowl.
- boil the potatoes, peel and chop roughly.
- roast the peanuts in a pan till browned and crisp.
- in a mortar-pestle, coarsely crush the roasted peanuts.
- add all ingredients to the drained sabudana, including the chopped potatoes and peanuts.
mix well. check the taste and add more salt or sugar if required.
- heat oil in a kadai or pan.
- make small balls with your hands or using a spoon drop the mixture in to medium hot oil.
- let the pakoras become opaque and then turn them with a slotted spoon.
deep fry till the sabudana pakodas become light golden and crisp.
- drain the pakoras on paper napkins to remove excess oil.
serve sabudana pakodas hot with tomato sauce or green chutney or coconut chutney. if you are making these sabudana pakoras for fasting then serve them with phalahari chutney.
if making for kids or folks who cannot tolerate chilies, then skip the green chili completely.
how to make sabudana pakoda recipe for fasting:
1. soak the sabudana or tapioca pearls in enough water overnight or for 4-5 hours. drain and keep aside in a mixing bowl.
2. boil the potatoes. peel and chop roughly. roast the peanuts in a pan till browned and crisp. in a mortar-pestle, coarsely crush the roasted peanuts. add all ingredients to the drained sabudana, including the chopped potatoes and peanuts.
3. mix really well. check the taste and add more salt or sugar if required.
4. heat oil in a kadai or pan. make small balls with your hands or using a spoon drop the mixture in medium hot oil.
5. let the sabudana pakodas become opaque while frying and then turn them with a slotted spoon. deep fry till they are light golden and crisp. drain sabudana pakodas on paper napkins to remove excess oil.
if you are making these sabudana pakodas for fasting/vrat then serve them with phalahari chutney or saunth chutney or homemade tomato sauce. otherwise you can serve sabudana pakoras with any green chutney or mint chutney.
Zeen says
Hello, thanks for sharing this interesting recipe. I’d like to try it out but need to know ,if you don’t have buckwheat flour will substituting with besan(chickpea flour) work as well? Would you have to boil the potato first or can you use raw grated potato directly? Thanks for any advice
dassana amit says
zeen, you can use besan. you can use rice flour also. potatoes are boiled and then added. raw grated potato can give a different texture.
Sheetal Banerjee says
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Neeti says
Hi,
Thanks for sharing d great receipe, one thing
I want to knw which oil shld we use while fasting
Thanks
dassana amit says
peanut oil. thats what i use. for frying i use peanut oil. you can also use ghee for making sabzi, kadhi and curries.
Parul Borana says
Sabudana pakore .. Really fantastic!
piyali says
Please share some evening easy to cook snacks recipes…thank you and i love this site
dassana amit says
welcome piyali. i will add.
Asma says
What is kuttu ka atta?
dassana amit says
asma, kuttu ka atta is buckwheat flour and is commonly used during fasting or vrat days.
Swetha says
Hey Dassana,
I tried out this . I dont have buckwheat flour and hence used atta.. This came out really well.. My hubby and my 2-yr old daughter loved it…. Thanks guys…keep the good work going..
dassana amit says
welcome swetha. thanks for sharing your positive feedback.