Ragda Pattice

Everybody likes Ragda Pattice Prepared on the streets. Here is my mum's recipe of this mouth watering dish :)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups white chana
• 2 onions chopped
• 2 tomatoes chopped
• Coriander for garnishing
• 5-6 medium to big sized potatoes

Method (Ragda):

1) Soak the chana for 7-8 hours. Pressure cook in cooker. (3 whistles)

2) Fry the onions in a little oil.

3) Once slightly brown, add haldi powder and chili powder. Fry for 2-3 more mins

4) Add chopped tomatoes. Fry some more time.

5) Add the cooked chanas. Add salt as per taste. Allow to cook for few mins.

6) Take a small portion of this cooked mixture. And grind in mixer.

7)   Add the ground paste back to the curry. Cook for few more minutes. Garnish with coriander

Method (Pattice)

1) Boil the potatoes. Mash them once cooled.

2) Add haldi powder, chili powder and salt. Shape into flat round balls. You can also add finely chopped onion , green chillies (optional, i did not add them).

3) Add little oil to a pan and shallow fry.

Tamarind chutney and Pudina chutney:

I used some recipes on the internet and prepared these chutneys but they did not turn out to be well. So you can either download the recipes from the internet or buy these chutneys from any chaat shop. 

To prepare the Ragda pattice, lay 2 pattice on a plate. Pour a spoonfull ragda. Add the tamarind chutney and pudina chutney. Add finely chopped onion. And fine shev. Serve and enjoy watching your guests gulp it down! Unfortunately, don't have a picture of the final dish!