Ragda Pattice.

Ragda Pattice... One of the Most Famous Mumbai Street Food..

For making Ragda : Soak one cup of white peas in water for 4-5 hrs or overnight. Wash and put the peas in pressure cooker with 2 cups of water. Pressure cook peas for 4-5 whistles. Remove and add one tsp of haldi powder, salt to taste, 1tsp pepper powder and bring to a boil, Mash the white peas a bit with a masher and simmer for some time till you get a thick gravy. This is the Ragda of Ragda pattice.

Note : ** You can use white chick peas too instead of white peas for Ragda Pattice.

For the Curd Mixture : Chop one big onion and 1 medium sized tomato finely and mix them together. Add 2 chopped green chillies, salt to taste, some crushed pepper, pinch of hing, 2 tblsp of coriander leaves, pinch of chaat masala and mix well. Add 1 cup very thick beaten curds, mix and keep the mixture ready. 

Note : You can add some pomegranate seeds also for garnishing the curd mixture.

For Green Chutney : Grind to a fine paste 2 tblsp of fresh coconut, 3-4 green chillies, 3 cups of coriander leaves, ½ cup of pudina / mint leaves, small piece of ginger and marble size tamarind. Remove in a bowl and keep ready.

For Khatta Meetha Chutney : Grind to a fine paste 1 cup of seedless dates, ½ cup of jaggery, one small lemon sized tamarind ball, 1 tsp of red chilly powder, ½ tsp jeera powder and salt to taste. Remove in a bowl and keep it ready.

For making the Pattice : Peel, wash and cut to small pieces 3 medium sized potatoes. Micro wave 6-8 minutes on high they should be well cooked. You can pressure cook it too. Just pressure cook the potatoes to 4-5 whistle, cool and then remove the skin. Add salt to taste, pinch of haldi powder, 1 tsp crushed pepper powder and mash it well. You should be able to make dough with it. Take small equal portions of this, you will get around 6, roll to a smooth ball and flatten it to make pattice. 

For frying the Pattice : Heat 1 tsp oil in a tawa, and fry these pattice on medium heat for 5-10 minutes on both the sides. Keep aside.

Note : ** You can also keep some boiled and mashed green peas mixed with green chutney in the centre and then roll them to pattice.

** You can use potatoes and sweet potatoes in the ratio 3:1… 3 potatoes and 1 sweet potato.

For assembling the Ragda Pattice : Pour a ladleful of hot Ragda on a plate and spread well. Top it with a thin layer of curd mixture only in the centre. Place 1 or 2 potato pattice in the centre. Pour over the pattice a tblsp each of green chutney and khatta meetha chutney. Now sprinkle some sev / farsan on top of this. Lastly sprinkle some generous amount of chaat masala and serve. The Ragda pattice should be served hot.