Ragda Patties

          Ragda Patties is one the popular street food of Mumbai. It is so tasty. Below is my recipe for Ragda Patties. Just enjoy it when it is Hot !!! 

Preparation Time: 40 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

      For Ragda:

• White peas 1 cup
• Boiled potato 1
• Mustard seeds 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds 1 tsp
• Ginger - Garlic - Green Chilies coarsely ground 2 tsp
• Onion 1 medium - finely chopped
• Tomato 1 medium - finely chopped
• Turmeric powder
• Asafetida
• Red Chili Powder 1 tsp
• Coriander seeds powder 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala 1 tsp
• Aamchur powder 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil
• Cinnamon Stick 1/2 inch
• Bayleaf 1

     For Patties:

• Boiled potatoes 5 - 6 large
• Green Chilies 2 chopped finely
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Garam Masala 1 tsp
• Red Chili Powder 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds powder 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves finely chopped
• Oil

      Other Ingredients:

• Coriander - Mint Chutney
• Tamarind chutney
• Red Chili Garlic Chutney
• Chaat masala
• Onion 1 finely chopped
• Tomato 1 finely chopped
• Coriander leaves finely chopped
• Fine sev

Method:
 
      Ragda:

• Wash & Soak white peas in water for 6 - 8 hours.
• Pressure cook soaked white peas along with asafetida & turmeric powder for around 5 - 6 whistles.
• Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds.
• When they crackle, add cumin seeds, cinnamon stick & Bayleaf.
• When cumin seeds splutter, add coarsely ginger - garlic - green chili paste. Sauté it for few seconds.
• Now add finely chopped onions. Sauté them till they turn translucent.
• Add finely chopped tomatoes. Cook till they become soft.
• Add red chili powder, coriander seeds powder, garam masala & aamchur powder to it. Cook till oil starts separating from it.
• Add pressure cooked white peas to it along with its water & salt to taste.
• Also add boiled & mashed potato to it.
• Cook for 5 minutes on slow - medium flame.

       Patties:

• Peel boiled potatoes. Mash them.
• Add finely chopped green chilies, cumin seeds powder, red chili powder, garam masala, turmeric powder, salt to taste & finely chopped coriander leaves to it.
• Mix it properly.
• Divide them in small equal sized balls. Flatten each ball to form a patties.
• Roast each patties on a flat tawa in very little oil till each side turns golden brown.

      Assembling Ragda Patties:

• Take a deep bowl.
• Add 2 - 3 roasted potato patties.
• Pour a spoonful of ragda over it.
• Drizzle some coriander - mint chutney to taste, red garlic chutney to taste & tamarind chutney to taste over it.
• Sprinkle chaat masala over it.
• Spread some finely chopped onions, sev & coriander leaves over it.
• Serve immediately !!

Tips:

• While roasting patties, put very little oil on a tawa. So that you get the browning on both sides & also it gets browned very quickly.

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