Sabudana Patties | Tapoica Patties

SABUDANA PATTIES is a famous "Vrat" / fasting recipe. You can even have it as a starter or a fresh snack during fasting days OR even treat yourself if you are not fasting. 

In our house we have this delicacy mostly as a fasting treat during agiyaras, navratri, and other such occasions. As kids i remember we used to have these even while we not fasting and all the elders in the family were fasting.

The patties recipe is quite simple and easy to make. 

INGREDIENTS 

1/4 cup peanuts 

1 cup sabudana heaped 

1 Potato

cilantro / coriander

1 tsp cumin seeds

2 -3 green chilli 

1 inch ginger

amchur powder ( optional )

salt

sugar ( optional ) for a diabetic friendly recipe

lemon juice

oil

- Makes 6-7 medium sized sabudana patties.

PROCEDURE 

Step 1 : This recipe requires some pre-preparation for good soft sabudana patties. Firstly, rinse sabudana under normal tap water. Then soak sabudana overnight in normal tap water in a broad flat bottom container. The next morning drain the excess water and keep the container covered till the sabudana swells to double or more than its original size and seems a bit transparent in color than its original color.

Note

To expedite the soaking process, you can soak the sabudana in hot water leave it soaking and covered for two - four hours, then drain the excess water through a colander till you get the desired transparent texture.

Step 2 : Boil potatoes and keep ready. Even this process can be done in advance and kept ready to reduce prepping time. 

Step 3 : Dry roast peanuts with the skin on, let it cool properly. Then grind it to a coarse texture.

Step 4 : Once the soaked sabudana is ready take it in a mixing bowl, mash in the potato, add the coarse peanuts, chopped cilantro, roasted cumin seeds, green chillies and ginger finely chopped, lemon juice and salt, mix all well.

Step 5 : Form medium round balls and flatten between palms to form patties. Make patties from all the mixture likewise. 

Step 6 : Heat a nonstick pan OR a cast iron skillet. Once heated apply cooking oil and put the patties one by one over medium flame to cook evenly. Do apply more oil as required. 

Step 7 : Shallow fry all the patties a golden brown color on both sides.

Plating accompaniments 

Yay !!! it's ready ... I love the sabudana patties, it is a crunchy melt in the mouth delicacy. Serve the sabudana patties warm with chilled yogurt and cilantro chutney. 

Happy Fasting !!!

Variations to this recipe 

- Here i am shallow frying the flattened patties.

- Sometimes i deep fry the flattened patties instead of shallow frying as above.

- You can also form round balls instead of flattening the patties and deep fry them in oil.

- Nowadays the appe pan OR paniyaram pan is more popular, so you can even make round balls and crisp these in less oil if you have one.

- here is a pic of appe pan / paniyaram pan as it is called.  

Picture Source : Google.