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Air Fryer Sabudana Vada

Crispy outside, soft inside, Air Fryer Sabudana Vada is just as delicious as its deep-fried version–except this one's a whole lot healthier 😍
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Snacks & Appetisers
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 12 vadas
Author: Richa

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup sabudana or sago pearls
  • ¾ cup water

For the vada mix

  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons boiled & mashed potatoes
  • ½ cup roasted peanuts crushed coarsely
  • 1 green chilly finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • ½ - ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • 15 curry leaves finely chopped

For greasing & brushing

  • 3 teaspoons cooking oil

Instructions

  • 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. See note 1.
    ¾ cup sabudana or sago pearls, ¾ cup water
  • Take soaked sabudana in a large bowl, add rest of the ingredients except oil & mix well.
    1 cup + 2 tablespoons boiled & mashed potatoes, ½ cup roasted peanuts, 1 green chilly, 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander, ½ teaspoon cumin seeds, Juice of ½ lemon, ½ - ¾ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon sugar, 15 curry leaves
  • Preheat the airfryer at 190C.
  • 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.
    3 teaspoons cooking oil
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Repeat the same process for all the remaining vadas.

Video

Notes

  1. To check if sabudana is soaked well, press one sabudana pearl in between your fingers and it should mash easily.
  2. Any cooking oil may be used, I have used groundnut oil.

Nutrition

Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 196mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 54IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.5mg