Geeths Dawath : Ragda patties

This is my first chaat dish for the first day of the month. Ragda Patties is a very popular Indian fast food.As far as I know it is the most famous street food in Mumbai. As a kid,whenever I used to get the news that my dads cousins were coming to Mangalore from Mumbai, the first thought which used to come to my mind was Ragda patties.Yes,we were first exposed to this yummy dish by my dads cousins who also thought us to prepare this wonderful chaat. Ragda means gravy and patties means potato cutlets.

Recipe adapted from-Tarla dalal

Ingredients for the ragda filling:

Dried yellow peas( white vatana) – 1 cup

Potatoes(boiled)- 2 ( cut into small pieces)

Turmeric powder (haldi) – ¼ tsp

Chilli powder – ½ tsp

Green chilli-ginger paste – 2 tsp

Garam masala- ½ tsp

Jaggery (gur), (grated) – 2 tsp

Tamarind(imli) (soaked)- 1 tbsp

Ingredients for the tempering(for the ragda):

Mustard seeds ( rai) – ¼ tsp

Curry leaves-6

Asafoetida (hing)- a pinch

Oil- 2 tbsp

For the patties:

Potatoes-1 kg

Cornflour-2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Ingredients to be ground into mixture for the filling(for the patties):

Chopped mint leaves- 1 cup

Chopped coriander – ¼ cup

Green chillies- 4

Ginger-12 mm. ( ½ “) piece

Lemon juice – ½ ( half of the lemon)

Sugar – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Other ingredients – oil

For the ragda:

Soak the dried peas overnight.
Drain, add approximately 3 to 4 cups of fresh water and pressure cook for 4 whistles or until the peas are soft.
Prepare the tempering by heating the oil, adding the mustard seeds, curry leaves and hing and stirring till the mustard seeds crackle.
Add in all the other ingredients for the ragda adding more water if required.
Mix well, mashing the peas slightly so that the gravy becomes thicker.
Simmer for 10 minutes and keep aside.

For the patties:

Boil, peel and grate the potatoes.
Add the cornflour and salt and knead to a soft dough.
Divide into 12 portions and keep aside.
Roll out each portion into a 75 mm. (3”) diameter circle.
Place a portion of the ground filling mixture on each circle.
Bring together the edges in the centre to seal the filling inside the potato.
Press lightly on top to make a patty.
Repeat to make the remaining 11 patties.
Shallow fry on a non-stick pan till the patties are golden brown and crisp.

How to proceed:

For serving, place 2 patties on a plate and pour the ragda over.
Top with sweet chutney and Green chutney.
Sprinkle the sev and onions on top.
Serve immediately.

Tips:

For crispier patties use old potatoes or a variety commonly called “chips” of “wafer potatoes” .
You might need to add some more cornflour to the potatoes if they are not dry enough.
You may also use fresh bread crumbs to the potato mixture.

For chutneys refer:

Khajur imli ki chutney
Green chutney