Sabudana Vada / Tapioca Pearl fritters

For shivarathri fast i prepared sabudana /tapioca pear vada . Its one of the favorite fast recipe at my home .Whenever i visit Pune the first thing on my todo list to to eat  vada pav and sabudana vada . And i love the peanut chutney they serve with it there. At home  i usually  serve it with plain beaten curd. During my intial days of cooking to i used to be scared of making this vada as at times my vada used to break in the oil and its messy :(. But after many trial and error i now know the proportion of the ingredients for good vada.So here is my recipe :).

Rehydrated Sabudana/ Tapioca Pearls - 2 cups

(Soak pearls overnight in just enough water to cover it)

Roasted Peanut Powder - 1 cup

Potato - 2 cup , boiled and mashed

Hot Green Chili - 3 tsp , chopped fine

Coriander Leaves - 1 cup , chopped fine.

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp

Salt to taste
Oil to fry

1. Mix tapioca pearls , peanut pw, mashed potato , chili,coriander leaves ,cumin  and salt.

2. Heat oil to 340 F in a deep pan.

3. Take a golf ball size of tapioca pearl mixture in hand and make a ball.

4. Flatten the ball to a flat disc by pressing between your two palms.

5. Make a few discs and drop a few into  the oil.

6. Fry till both sides are golden.

7. Serve hot with Curd or any chutney.