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A delicious plate of Air Fryer Sabudana Vada

Air Fryer Sabudana Vada

Crispy and delicious Sabudana Vada made healthy in the air fryer. A perfect snack for fasting days or any day you crave something crunchy.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Soaking Time 8 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 104
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • ¾ cup sabudana or sago pearls
  • ¾ cup water
  • 1 cup boiled & mashed potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons boiled & mashed potatoes
  • ½ cup roasted peanuts crushed coarsely
  • 1 green chilly finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • ½ lemon juice
  • ½ - ¾ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp sugar
  • 15 curry leaves finely chopped
  • 3 tsp cooking oil

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Method
 

  1. Wash & soak sabudana in ¾ cup water for 6-8 hours or overnight. After the soaking hours, the sabudana will soak up all the water and fluff up.
  2. Take soaked sabudana in a large bowl, add rest of the ingredients except oil & mix well.
  3. Preheat the airfryer at 190C.
  4. Grease your palm with oil, take a golf sized sabudana mixture on your palm and flatten it to form round discs or vadas. Repeat till all vadas are formed.
  5. Brush the airfryer mesh with oil, place vadas and brush some oil over the vadas. Avoid overcrowding and make sure that there is some gap between the vadas.
  6. Airfry the vadas for 8 minutes at 190C, flip them once, brush with oil and air fry them at 200 C for 9 more minutes. They turn crisp once they cool down.
  7. Repeat the same process for all the remaining vadas.

Notes

Ensure the sabudana is soaked well to achieve the right texture. These vadas are excellent for fasting days and can be served with yogurt or chutney for extra flavor.