" Battle of the Bulge " lasted for exactly a year for the Germans, for some people like me it has literally lasted a lifetime. It is a battle of the mind v/s the tastebuds where the tastebuds usually emerge victorious. Isn't it so easy to succumb in your moment of weakness to some delicious food? These 'moments of weakness' are often for blokes like me!
There is a unison of opinion that food is most tasty when it is deep fried or made with a generous helping of oil. The problem is that we end up eating more to our heart's content than our poor and hardworking stomach. We have recently seen a lot of people buying ' air fryers' so as to reduce or eliminate the oil content from the food.I have read varied opinions on how good it is and hence have yet to consider buying it.
I have been fortunate to try some food at a friend's place which was cooked without oil recently, it almost tastes the same and one can eat it without any guilt of the inclement calories. While I have been taking a self imposed sabbatical from cooking for the last few months, I could feel the impact of eating out on myself.
When I read a Roasted Sabudana Vada recipe in a Food Group that I am a member of , I decided to give it a go and also shake myself out of this laziness and was absolutely delighted with the outcome. So go ahead and try making these, it is simple and tasty ! Warm the cockles of your heart with this lovely delight! Enjoy it with a blast of green chutney or sauce.
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| Roasted Sabudana Vada |
ROASTED SABUDANA VADA. (Recipe courtesy: Roma Patil @ Sikandalous Cuisine)
Ingredients:
1. 2 cups soaked Sabudana.
2. 2 medium Potatoes boiled and mashed....
3. Red Chillie powder, Haldi, Salt, Sugar, according to taste.
4. 1 tsp grated Ginger.
5. 1 tsp Saboot Jeera.
6. Chopped green Chillies to taste and lots of chopped fresh Coriander.
7. 1/2 cup Roasted Peanuts ground fine.
Method:
1. Mix in all the above ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
2. Ensure that the mixture is stiff.
3. If not, add some Sabudana flour, popped Amaranth flour, or roasted Rice flour.
Ingredients:
1. 2 cups soaked Sabudana.
2. 2 medium Potatoes boiled and mashed....
3. Red Chillie powder, Haldi, Salt, Sugar, according to taste.
4. 1 tsp grated Ginger.
5. 1 tsp Saboot Jeera.
6. Chopped green Chillies to taste and lots of chopped fresh Coriander.
7. 1/2 cup Roasted Peanuts ground fine.
Method:
1. Mix in all the above ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
2. Ensure that the mixture is stiff.
3. If not, add some Sabudana flour, popped Amaranth flour, or roasted Rice flour.
(I did not use any of the above as luckily the mixture was stiff and held together nicely.)
4. Apply Oil to Palms and pat into FLAT round Vadas.
4. Apply Oil to Palms and pat into FLAT round Vadas.
(I realised that is important that the vadas be as flat as possible so that the inner contents get well roasted. )
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| Sabudana vadas ready to be roasted! |
5. Roast on non stick pan till well done.
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| Being roasted in ZERO Oil on a Non Stick Pan |
