RAGADA PATTIES

RAGADA PATTIES :

If you ever walked through the streets of Bombay you would have had this delicious chat!!
Yes this Bombay chat made of potatoes with ragada is a perfect filling evening break snack.

Here's the recipe of the mouth watering chat.

INGREDIENTS

For patties

·         Potatoes – 2 cups, boiled, peeled and mashed
·         Green chilies – 4, chopped finely
·         Ginger paste – ½ teaspoon
·         Cilantro – 2 tablespoons, chopped finely
·         Lemon juice – 1 tablespoon
·         Corn flour (corn starch) – 2 tablespoons
·         Sugar – a pinch
·         Salt – to taste
 
For ragda
 
·         White vatana (dry) – 1 cup 
·         Oil – 3 teaspoons
·         Mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon
·         Green chilies – 3, chopped finely
·         Ginger paste – 1 teaspoon
·         Curry leaves – 4-5
·         Onion – ½ cup, chopped
·         Red chili powder – 1 teaspoon
·         Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
·         Salt – to taste
 
Other ingredients

·         Coriander chutney – 1 cup or as needed
·         Tamarind-date chutney – 1 cup or as needed
·         Thin variety sev – 1 cup or as needed, store bought
·         Onions – 1 cup or as needed, chopped finely

METHOD:

·    Wash white vatana under running cold water until water runs clear. Soak them in enough water for 8 hours or overnight.

·    Pressure cook the soaked vatana adding 3 cups of water.

·    Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add mustard seeds. Let them pop.

·    Add ginger paste, green chilies, curry leaves and onion.

·    Cook till onion becomes soft.

·    Add boiled vatana with all water.

·    Add red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt .

·    Let it simmer for 10 minutes. Adjust water as per you liking ragda consistency.

DATE TAMARIND CHUTNEY

 Ingredients:

·    Dates                   -               10-12

·    Tamarind           -                small lemon size

·    Cumin seeds      -                1 tsp

·    Chilly powder    -                1 tsp

·    Salt                       -                to taste

Method:

·    Boil well  the above ingredients  together. Keep them at sim flame for 20 mins.

·    Grind and sieve them.

MAKE PATTIES

·    While ragda is simmering make patties. Take all ingredients of patties in a bowl.

·    Mix well and make like a dough.

·    Roll then into equal size cutlets or patties.

·    Heat the tawa or skillet on medium heat. Once hot, drizzle some oil and shallow fry patties few at a time.

·    Once it brown and crispy on one side then flip it and let it cook on other side.

 Assemble Ragda patties

·    Take two patties in a serving dish.

·    Pour some ragda on top. (Ragda should be hot.)

·    Pour some coriander chutney and tamarind-date chutney on it.

·    Sprinkle some fine sev and chopped onions. Serve immediately.