Ragda Pattice

Ragda Pattice is a very popular snack and fast food in India. It consists of patties made of mashed potatoes and ragda which consists of a thick gravy made of white peas. Add to it onion, coriander, spicy mint chutney and sweet and tangy tamarind chutney, and you have a delicious snack ready for you. The potatoes give you carbohydrates, the white peas are rich in protein, the date tamarind chutney is rich in iron, can it be called a complete meal? I think yes. You can also make it healthier by stuffing some veggies in the patties, but in this recipe of ragda pattice I have made only plain potato patties.

Here is the step by step Ragda Pattice recipe with pictures:

Serves: 4-5
Preparation Time: 1 hour
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

To make Ragda:
Dried White Peas: 1 and 1/2 cup
Garlic: 3 cloves finely chopped
Onion: 1 big finely chopped
Tomato: 1 medium finely chopped
Chili Powder: 1 and 1/2 tsp
Chat Masala: 1/2 tsp (optional)
Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp
Salt : to taste

To make Pattice:
Potatoes: 6 boiled and mashed
Corn flour: 2 tbsp
Bread Slices: 3
Chat Masala: 2 tsp (optional)
Chili Powder: 2 tsp
Salt: to taste

Final Steps:
Onion: 1 finely chopped
Coriander: 1/4 cup finely chopped
Sev: As required
Tamarind chutney: As required
Mint Chutney: As required

Method of Preparation:

To make Ragda

1. Soak the dried white peas in sufficient water overnight. Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles. (Till very soft)
2. Heat a little oil in a pan and sauté the garlic and onion till translucent.
3. Add tomato and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add chili powder, chat masala, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well.
4. Add the cooked white peas and mix well.
5. Take around 1/4 of the white peas mixture and blend to smooth paste.
6. Add this blended white peas paste to the white peas mixture and mix well.
7. Add water as required to make a gravy. Close lid and bring to boil. Keep aside.

Note: If you are not going to eat it immediately, you may need to add a little more water and heat it up as the ragda tends to try up in some time.

To make Pattice

1. Dip the bread slices in water for a few seconds. Squeeze out excess water and keep aside. Mix all the ingredients mentioned above including bread slices.
2. Divide into 15-20 portions.
3. Take each portion in your hand and flatten it out to around 3 inches diameter.
4. Shallow fry the pattice till golden brown on both sides.

Final Steps for Ragda Pattice

1. Take two pattice in a shallow plate.
2. Put 1 ladleful of ragda on top of it. The amount of ragda you add would depend on how you like it.
3. Similarly put as much tamarind and mint chutney as suits your taste.
4. Put onion, coriander and sev over it. Your delicious Ragda Pattice is ready to eat.

Ragda Pattice