Yesterday we completed 6 months of marriage and what better way to celebrate it than to make something delicious? After a long thought I decided to make Ragda Patties. This is a very famous snack item which is a meal by itself. It is not very difficult to make and is very tasty and enjoyable.
Ingredients:
- For Patties:
- Potatoes - 4 or 5 medium sized
- Bread - 2 or 3 slices
- Green chillies - 2
- Garlic - 1 clove
- Ginger - small sprig
- Chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Salt - to taste
- Oil for shallow frying
- For Ragda:
- Vatana or chick peas - 1 cup
- Potato (boiled) - 1 small
- Onion - 1
- Ginger - small sprig
- Green chillies - 2
- Garlic - 2 cloves
- Chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Jaggery - 2 tsp
- Garam masala - 1 tsp
- Salt - to taste
Preparation:
- Ragda:
- Soak the dal for 4 hours.
- Drain the dal and steam it in cooker till well cooked.
- Heat some oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Once it sputters add jeera and onions and saute till golden brown.
- Then add all the other ingredients and finally the channa/vatana. Mash a few channa to make a thick gravy. Add sufficient quantity of water. Allow it to simmer for some time.
- Patties:
- Boil the potatoes well.
- Soak the bread slices in water and squeeze out the extra water.
- Add the bread, grated chillies, garlic, ginger, chilli powder and salt to the boiled potatoes and knead it into dough.
- Roll the dough into smaller portions and flatten them.
- Shallow fry the patties till they are golden brown and crisp.
- To serve: Place the patties. Top it with the ragda and add tamarind chutney, cilantro chutney, onions and cilantro.
