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Watch: Delicious recipe for Navratri Vrat: Sabudana Vada; no soaking or boiling, no-fuss quick-fix procedure

Navratri vrat is the coolest of upwaas (fasting) time as it also becomes a time to detox as the season is changing, and becomes an occasion to stay away from foods that create agitation within the system. But it is also a time when you run short of saatvik soul food recipes. Here's a quickly cooked Sabudana Vada recipe.

Kirti Pandey

Updated Sep 30, 2022, 19:28 IST

Sabudana Vada and more Navratri Vrat recipes

If you have been observing the Navratri fasts every year, you may have been on the lookout for recipes that give variation to the menu, beyond the regular sabudana khichri staple.

It is Navratri time. An opportunity to stay away from Raajsik (calorie-dense and fattening) foods or Taamsik foods (the kind that agitates the digestive system, and causes heartburn though they are the tastiest ever).

But that is such a tall order. What can one possibly have a wide choice in this restricted domain? Cooking the same bland food is going to get boring. You want to follow the Vrat fasting rules yet also realise that the taste buds and the brain demand that the same food also be delicious and inviting.

There are several nutritious and yummy delights and the best part is that they can be made in a few minutes.

Sunita Ahuja who runs a Youtube channel that breaks down the hype around tasty dishes and provides hacks to cook with minimal fuss the tastiest if food, brings you this Sabudana (Sago) Vada recipe. If your Vrat permits you to eat greens like pudina (mint) and dhaniya (coriander) leaves, we suggest you keep a preparation of that chutney with green chilli churned into it to go with these yummy Sabudana vadas.

Here you go.

Sabudana Vada Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup Sabudana (sago) powder
1/2 cup roasted peanut powder
2 medium size raw potatoes

Procedure:

Now take a bowl, add 1 cup sabudana powder, 1/2 cup peanut powder, salt as per taste (rock salt ), 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder, 1/2 tsp black pepper powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes, a handful of coriander leaves finely chopped.

Then blend raw potatoes into a smooth paste, and add it to the mixture.

Mix it well, and knead a tight dough. Add 2 tbsp hot oil, add water if required and make a smooth dough.

Then make small size balls and deep fry them in hot oil over a simmering flame until golden brown.

Serve hot with green chutney that you may prepare as per your vrat diet specifications.

Sunita Ahuja Check the Recipes for Navratra Vrat Aahaar on her Youtube channel — Sunita Ahuja - Check out the Recipes for Navratra Vrat Aahaar on her Youtube channel

Sunita Ahuja adds that if you wish to shallow fry (instead of deep fry) or air fry the sabudana vada, or bake them in an oven -- you can have the low-calorie option you want.

Disclaimer: Tips and suggestions mentioned in the article are for general information purposes only and should not be construed as professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor or a dietician before starting any fitness programme or making any changes to your diet.

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