SABUDANA WADA- SAGO DUMPLINGS WITH POTATO!!!

 Sabudana Wada a part of Maharashtrian cuisine,This snack is consumed for breakfast or at tea time.These light and puffy dumplings are very relished and served with Curd-cucumber dip.Sago also known as tapioca pearls is low in calories and high in carbohydrates to boost your energy and for this reason ,Sago dishes are very widely used to break the fasts.

RECIPE CARD:

Cooking Time: 15mins
Preparation time: 10mins
Yields: 6

Ingredients:

• Sago/Sabudana- 1cup
• Potatoes- 2(medium-size)
• Ground-nuts- 1/4cup
• Green chillies(chopped)- 2
• Corn starch/Corn flour-2tsp
• Black pepper powder- 1/2tsp
• Whole Cumin/Zeera-1tsp
• Curry leaves/Curry patta(chopped)- 5-6
• Corriander leaves/dhanya(chopped)- 1/4cup
• Sugar-1/4tsp.
• Salt to taste
• Cashewnuts/kaju- 6
• Oil for deep frying.

Cooking Directions:

•  Wash and soak the sabudana in water for just 5 minutes,then completely drain the water and keep it covered for atleast 4hrs or overnight maximum up to 8hrs.Sago will  nicely swell up after soaking in the water.
•  Boil the potatoes when cool,mash them and keep aside.
•  Dry roast the Groundnuts for 5mins in a pan,remove the skin.and make a very coarse powder.
•  Now mix all the ingredients except oil,make balls and flatten them.Press a cashewnut lightly in centre.
• Heat oil and deep fry them till golden brown.
• Serve hot with ketchup or Curd-Cucumber.