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Baked Sabudana Vada/Baked Sago Fritters

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I got introduced to sabudana upma and vada by my mother-in-law, when I visited her lasted time. She is expert in whatever she cooks. If you tell her, you want a certain dish in the morning; if possible it will be available to you by the same evening or next morning. I don’t know how she cooks so fast, with all easy cooking amenities available it takes a long time for me to complete one dish. 
After having my baby I have put on weight, I wish I could be zero size as models and actresses. That is only dream, as I was not able to do much exercise too, and my little one loves to sleep in my lap than in the crib. May be I am responsible for that behavior too. 
In order to try to develop healthy food habits, I am trying to bake as many dishes as possible; occasionally I make fried goods too. What you can do they are yummy, my mind will say the deep fired are junk, however imaginary taste buds will say, do it only once you are not doing every time. After conflict, taste wins some time. When I decided to make sabudana vada this time, I decided I am not going to fry it. So I searched for baked sabudana vada with my Google friend and Smitha's blog came up.I tried the recipe with add on extras (means ingredients, I need to use them as they are in refrigerator waiting to be used up) these baked goodies came out tasty. It is addictive one; I don’t how many I consumed at a stretch. 
If you are a fan of Sabudana Vada, try this watching a serious movie, serial or with evening tea you will become diehard fan of this version of sabudana vada and you not going to make deep fried ones any more.
Here goes the recipe.

What you need

Sabudana/Sago/Tapioca pearls: 2 cup
Potato: 2 no (cooked and mashed about 11/2 cup)
Onion: ½ cup
Spring onion: 2 tablespoon (about 3 no)
Curry leaves: 1 sprig
Coriander leaves; 2 tablespoon (finely chopped)
Ginger: 1 inch (chopped finely)
Chili powder: ½ teaspoon
Green chili: 2 no ( I used Thai hot chili)
Salt: 1 ¼ teaspoon
Garam masala: ½ teaspoon
Peanuts: ½ cup (Roasted and crushed)
Cumin seeds: 1 teaspoon
Olive oil: 2 tablespoon

How I made

Soak sabudana for 3 hours, you can soak for 6 hours. After soaking drain them in a colander and set aside.
Cook the potato until they are done, Peel the skin and mash and set aside. Crush the peanuts using a food processor, grinder and set aside.
Preheat oven to 400F.
In a bowl combine all the ingredients including sago, mashed potato, curry leaves, coriander leaves, green chili, ginger, salt, gram masala, chili powder, cumin seeds and crushed peanuts to form dough. You will be able to make balls with that dough. 
In baking sheet lined with non-stick aluminum foil, brush with olive oil and set aside. Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough and with hands form into a small patties or circular disc (mixture will be wet) and place on a well greased baking sheet leaving 2 inch space between each other. 
Brush the top of patties with olive oil so that it gets oil in both sides. Bake for 45 minutes or until they become golden brown, flipping in between every 15 minutes. Enjoy warm. If you have any leftover reheat them in microwave for 15 seconds at high Heat.

Preparation time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Yield: 24 no
Verdict: Tasty, addictive
Will you make it again: Yes I will keeper recipe.

I am sending this Sabudana  Vada to

Cooking with Seeds: Sago hosted by Niloufer of  Kitchen Samraj originally started  by Priya.


Swathi

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  1. Uj says

    I searched for baked sabudana wadas and landed here..I am going to bookmark this!

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  2. Swathi says

    @Patomaru.I think there are two possibilities that your vada turned mushy.
    1, Potato has to be mashed smoothly so that everything hold the shape and not chewy in some place.

    2. As this one is baking you need to make the vada slightly thinner that the regular vada because it will be need to be slightly uniform so that it can be crispier all the way.
    Hope this will help

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  3. patomaru says

    I know this is a little late, but I had a question about these. When I first tried them in a restaurant I remember the sabudana keeping its shape and chewiness all the way through the center, but when I tried to make these the other day the center of my vadas had turned to mush. I was wondering if I did something wrong or if it was because I baked them instead of frying them like a regular vada?

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  4. Rekha says

    Wow, this is something I must try, esp now when its pouring non-stop.

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  5. SpicyTasty says

    Interesting recipe, looks very inviting. I agree with everyone, love the baking idea.

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  6. Khaugiri says

    Sabudana vada is my favorite.....luv the idea of baking it.

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  8. Jen says

    hey there!
    Love your website. I love looking at different cuisine and I learn a lot from it! I'm a chinese canadian 🙂 looking forward to make blogging friends. love your website! take good care and pop by my blog 🙂

    PS: have a fabulous weekend!

    jen @ http://www.passion4food.ca <- my food blog

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  9. Parita says

    Nice idea to bake! Lovely!

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  10. Anncoo says

    Very creative! Looks so crispy and yummy.

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  11. Joanne says

    I love that you baked rather than fried these! What a tasty and healthy take on fritters!

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  12. Sandhya Hariharan says

    gr8 idea.. baking the sabudana vada...
    Its ages I hav ehad it.. need to make it soon

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  13. Sukanya Ramkumar says

    WOW... U baked vada.... Sounds so good. nice recipe. YUM!

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  14. shahana says

    Looks so crispy yaar.Kandittu vishakkunnu.

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  15. SpicyTasty says

    Looks so yummy and crisp. mouthwatering...

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  16. Hamaree Rasoi says

    U termed it right additive. And your first click is tempting me a lot. Who wouldn't want these yummy healthy fritters

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  17. Malar Gandhi says

    Loved the idea of baking it, perfect healthy snack:)

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  18. Usha says

    Looks fantastic Swathi, I have been wanting to try baking sabudana wada for a while now. After seeing your pictures I think I am going to try this asap 🙂

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  19. Panchpakwan says

    Very delicious vada..its not fried so very healthy too...

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  21. Suman Singh says

    baked sabudana vada sounds very different and new to me..very innovative of you dear..love sabudana in any form..yummie!

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  22. PJ says

    Baking idea looks great.Awesome clicks

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  23. nivedita says

    Hi Swathi
    Very healthy way to enjoy the tasty vadas. Waiting to buy an oven! I will try it as soon as I buy one. Thanks for sharing.
    And do not worry about zero size! its not good for your body. Be what you are.

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  24. Priya says

    Such a gulit free sago vadas, looks super crispy and yummy Swathi..

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  25. Hari Chandana says

    Lovely idea... looks soo tempting and perfect.. thanks for the recipe.. 🙂

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  26. Sreelekha Sumesh says

    First time here.u got a wonderful blog .following you:).Fritters looks so yummy and healthy!

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  27. Shama Nagarajan says

    yummy fritters...delicious

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  29. Sushma Mallya says

    superb one swathi, never thought of baking this one...its come out really well

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  30. PranisKitchen says

    thats good .. really a healthy vada version.. perfectly baked one too swathi..

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  31. Premalatha Aravindhan says

    hi swathi,

    Baked version,really healthy...Awesome picture dear!Iam drooling here.

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  32. Nitha says

    Love the healthy version..

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  33. Cinnamon-Girl says

    This is a new dish to me! They have my mouth watering! Looks so delicious. I would love to try them.

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  34. Cool Lassi(e) says

    Very crispy and delicious!

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  35. Guna's kitchen says

    amazing!!!!!! luks superb...bookmark it...really good idea

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  36. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

    That is such a lovely idea to bake them and make them healthier 🙂

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  37. Kiran says

    Very wonderful idea to avoid fried food.Love the baked sago fritters.I have been thinking about it for a while now,but you have inspired me now.Thank you.Will do it very soon.

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  38. munchcrunchandsuch says

    great idea..and going by the pic, it does not look any different from deep fried.wud love to try it sometime

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  39. aipi says

    fab idea 4 healthy eating.. mean it.. looks almost as good as the fried version .. thanks 4 sharing dear 🙂

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