Sabudana Bonda

 This is a recipe from my never ending hunts for "something new" . 
Its summer...meaning...all three meals have to be cooked. No "left overs" as people are all at home and they finish up everything there is  edible at home. No complaints :) May be!!!

Anyway, this Sabudana bonda recipe, is usually deep fried byt as I tend to avoid deep frying things...I used the Appam pan . And I also made my fam favorite Peanut Chutney to go with it

Sabudana Bonda (Tapioca fritters)

Sabudaana Bonda

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Sabudaana washed
2. 1 cup plain yogurt beaten
3. 2-3 tablespoon rice flour
4. 1/4 cup finely chopped onions
5. 1 heaped tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
6. 2 Thai or 1 Serrano chilli chopped fine (reduce if you want less heat)
7. 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
8. 3/4 teaspoon salt
9. 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
10. 1 tablespoon grated coconut
11. 1 teaspoon baking soda
12. oil for deep frying to to add to the Appam pan

Beat the yogurt and add the washed tapioca to it and set it aside for 4-8 hrs. Check how much water there is in the Tapioca yogurt mixture and add more water 1 tablespoon at a time. Mix it with all the other ingredients except oil. Set aside for 10 minutes.

Heat the appam pan or oil in a pan. Make 1 to 1.5 inch balls out of the tapioca mixture. Deep fry them or add each ball to the appam pan and cover and cook for 3 minutes. Turn and cover and cook for 2 more minutes. Turn if needed and cook for 1 more minute. Let cool a bit and enjoy with ketchup or with Any Chutney

Another Sabudana Recipe : Sabudana Khichidi

Sabudana khichadi

Sabudaana or tapioca balls are the ones you find in bigger sizes in the Boba milk or bubble tea. These are good for you. But cooking with them is a little tricky. But once you get the idea down, the items turn out to be pretty yummy.

Sabudana khichadi (Tapioca balls stir-fried )

Sabu daana khichidi

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup sabudaana
2. 1 tablespoon peanuts
3. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin, mustard seeds
4. 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
5. 1 tablespoon oil
6. 3/4 teaspoon salt
7. 1 Serrano chili chopped fine
8. 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice

Wash the sabu daana twice or thrice. Overnight soak the sabu dana in a cup of water.

In a pan heat the oil and fry the peanuts for 5 minutes . Add cumin and mustard seeds and a few curry leaves and fry till they start to splutter. Add the rest of the ingredients and fry for a couple of minutes. Add the sabudaana and lemon juice and salt and stir to combine. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy immediately