During Navratri, a 9 day festival worshipping the Hindu goddess Durga, many people fast. So, after that, we want spicy and satisfying food. An example of this would be as follows, the sabudana (tapioca sago) cutlets!



Ingredients

1 cup sabudana – washed and soaked for at least 2 to 3 hours. I’d suggest overnight. Don’t use too much water – 1/3 cup should be fine.

2 medium potatoes – mashed

2 green chillies – finely chopped

1 tbsp coriander leaves – finely chopped

Salt to taste

1 tsp red chilly powder or black pepper to taste

2 cups oil for frying

Method

Mix the sabudana, potato, green chilly, red chilly, salt, and coriander leaves. Then, divide into equal parts and make cutlets/patties in any shape you’d like. Put the fry pan on the stove at medium heat and add oil. When the oil is heated, add only one cutlet and fry both sides until golden. If the cutlet doesn’t break, go ahead and fry the rest. Try to leave space in between the cutlets or they’ll break.

Serve hot with green chutney



Note: You can also fry these on a griddle.