Tapioca Pearl Fritters

Wash tapioca/ sabudana very well in running cold water. Soak them in enough water for 2-3 hours to overnight according to your sabudana type. Soaking time depends on the type and quality of sabudana.

Drain all the water and keep in colander for 15-20 minutes. This step is necessary to avoid any moisture so as to prevent it from getting sticky.

While sabudana is draining, dry roast groundnuts on medium flame. Allow them to cool. Peel them and grind coarsely.

Take sabudana, boiled mashed potatoes, coarsely ground peanuts, ginger paste, green chilies, coriander, cumin seeds, salt, sugar and lemon juice in a bowl.Mix them well and make like a dough.

Grease your palm with some oil and make balls and press them gently.

Heat the oil on medium high flame for deep frying. See that the oil is hot enough.

Once the oil is ready, slide the vadas gently into the hot oil. Do not disturb for a minute otherwise they will break or it becomes messy. After a minute, flip and fry vadas to golden brown on both sides.

Drain the vadas on kitchen towel to remove excess oil.

Serve these hot and crispy vadas with coriander chutney or sweet or salted yogurt.