Sabudana Tikki Recipe

Sabudana ki Tikki is the tasty variation of Sabudana Vada. Sabudana Vada is a fried recipe made for fast (vrat , upas) .In Pune most eateries serve Sabudana Vada with curd and green chutney . By adding curd ,green chutney and tangy tamarind chutney you can make this Sabudana Vada even more tasty .Sabudana Vada soaks lots of oil so most of the time I make this roasted Tikki of Sabudana with Sabudana Vada batter. Sabudana Vada is high calorie snack as it is made of Sabudana (rich in carbohydrates) , peanuts (shengdana, moongphalli) which is rich in fats and potatoes , when you fry this ingredients, it soaks lots of oil and the calorie count increases almost 3-4 times . This non fried Sabudana Tikki tastes good and for calorie conscious its low in calories than Sabudana Vada.

How to Make Sabudane ki Tikki More Healthy ?

Sabudana has some health benefits it is rich in carbs and provides instant energy.Sabudana Tikki recipe which I have explained is for fast , vrat or upas , if you want to make it for just another day you can add finely chopped french beans ,carrot , cabbage ,cacapsicum ,grated paneer or tofu to make it rich in vitamins , fibers and proteins . With potatoes you can mixed this finely chopped vegetables in Sabudana Vada batter and make a healthy snacks for your kids .To enhance the taste of this you can add curd , green coriander chutney and tamarind chutney or serve them as it is as most of the kids loves finger foods as compare to runny one . As I said Sabudana has lots of carbs it provides instant energy . Well it doent have much nutritional value so you can add this vegetables and paneer or tofu to make it a complete food .

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Sabudana recipes are generally made for fast ,upas or vrat ka khana . As I said Sabudana has high glycemic index so it provides instant energy during fast. Generally most of the people make Sabudana khichadi or Vada for vrath . In navratri vrat we want to make variety of Sabudana recipe and this recipe tastes awesome for this fast . Sabudana Tikki ingredients are same as Sabudana khichdi only there are slight changes while making it .

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I have explained step by step instruction to make Sabudana Tikki for vrath and with vegetables as well . Do share your queries and suggestions for this recipe
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Ingredients to Make Sabudana Tikki

• 2 cups Sabudana ()sago
• 2 boiled potatoes (aloo)
• ½ cup roasted peanut powder (bhajlelya shengdanyach kut /bhuni moongphalli ki powder )
• salt for taste
• 2 green chilies finely chopped (add it according to your taste)/ 1 -2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped corriander leaves
• 1 teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain / owa)
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds ( jeera) / jeera powder
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice / 1-2 teaspoon amchur powder (optional)
• ½ cup grated Paneer (optional)
• oil for shallow frying 

Ingredients to make dahi /curd for Sabudana tikki chat

• 2 cup fresh curd
• 2 teaspoon sugar / 2 teaspoon Demerara sugar 1 teaspoon sugar free natura
• 1/2  teaspoon salt

Ingredients to make green coriander chutney for fast

• ½ cup green coriander
• 1 green chilly
• Salt to taste

Ingredients to make tamarind chutney for vrath ,fast or upas

• 1 lemon size ball of seedless tamarind (chinch / imli)
• 5-6 seeds less dates
• 1/2 teaspoon dry ginger powder (saunth or soonth powder)
• Salt for taste
• 2 tablespoon grated jaggery or add it according to your taste

Optional ingredients to prepare Sabudana Tikki (not for vrat /upas)

• 1 cup finely chopped mixed vegetables (like carrot , french beans, cabbage )
• if you r not adding paneer you can use ½ cup grated tofu

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[directions title=”Step by step Directions to make sabudana tikki chat “]

1. Wash Sabudana 2-3 times .
2. Add enough water 2-3 above the level of Sabudana .
3. Soak 6-7 hours . Sabudana should be very soft when you make Sabudana Tikki .
4. Remove skin of boiled potatoes and grate (kadookas / kisun) it .
5. Take soft soaked Sabudana and all other ingredients except oil in bowl.
6. Mix it nicely with your hands . Apply little pressure with your palm while mixing the mixture. Soft soaked Sabudana ,Boiled grated potatoe and groundnut powder will five nice binding to make Tikki.
7. Heat non stick tava / girdle or flat frying pan add little oil and spread it nicely .
8. Make small balls of Sabudana Tikki mixture
9. Press it with your palms and make small disc shape. this discs are called as Tikkis in hindi .
10. Place the Tikkis on hot tava or frying pan and cover it for 2-3 minutes on medium to low flame.
11. Apply little oil on other side of Tikki and flip it and shallow fry it on other side . Shallow fry them on both side until golden brown .
12. You can Serve this Tikki with green corriander chatni or make chat by following procedure
13. Take a fresh curd and whip it briskly. add sugar and salt to it ,mix it and keep it aside .
14. For green chutney wash coriander and chilly and grind it with little water and salt .
15. For tamarind chutney (saunth ki chutney) wash tamarind and dates nicely and soak them in hot water for ½ hour . grind them together in a grinder and strain the pulp out of it . add jaggery and salt to this pulp and add  ¾  cup of water to it . Boil it until it becomes little sticky. Don’t make this chutney very thick.
16. Place the 2-3 sabudana tikki in a plate
17. Pour 2 -3 tablespoon curd on it .
18. Drop little tamarind chutney (saunth chutney) and green chutney to it.
19. Sprinkle kashmiri mirch powder and garnish it corriander and serve this tasty chat for vrath

    

20. If your not making this tikki for vrath add optional vegetables to Sabudana tikki batter .
21. Make tikki from this mix vegetable sabudana tikki batter and shallow fry it on greased tava
22. Serve this tikki with sauce or make the chat as explained above

    

23. If you want you can fry the tikis on medium to low flame in hot oil .

My kids love the fried versionn of this Tikki . [/directions] Note – If you are making this Tikkis for vrath

• Dont add vegetables to it .
• Use sendhana namak in place of normal table salt.
• Dont add tofu , if you want you can add grated paneer (its optional)
• To make sabuda Tikki low in calorie go for roasted one . Its better to avoid fried food during fast.

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