Ragda Patties

Ragda patties is a definitive part of the street food culture of India, especially in the Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Ragda patties are made in two parts: the ragda and the patties. Ragda is a light stew made using rehydrated dried white peas and cooked with a variation of spices. The patties are basic cakes made out of mashed potatoes. Ragda patties are typically served in a bowl, two at a time, and covered in ragda.

Health Benefits

You can’t make good ragda without using a lot of turmeric. This is a good thing because turmeric is one of the oldest medicinal spices in the world. Turmeric contains a bioactive compound known as curcumin, which has both natural anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial compounds. Inflammation is considered to be the cause of many different diseases, so it pays to invest in a food ingredient that counters inflammation. Turmeric also helps to protect your body from illness by increasing the body’s antioxidant capacity by a large margin.

Ingredients

white peas – soaked overnight: 1 cup

water: 3 cups

turmeric powder: ½ tsp

Kashmiri red chili powder: ½ tsp

salt to taste

medium sized potatoes – boiled and peeled: 4

thick poha – washed: 4 tbsp or ¼ cup

turmeric powder: ½ tsp

Kashmiri red chili powder: ¾ tsp

salt to taste

cumin powder: ¼ tsp

chat masala: ½ tsp

oil for roasting

green chutney: 3 tsp

tamarind chutney: 3 tsp

salt to taste

generous pinch Kashmiri red chili powder: 1

cumin powder: 1 pinch

chat masala: 1 pinch

onion – finely chopped: ¼

tomato – finely chopped: ¼

sev, or as required: 1 cup

a few coriander leaves – finely chopped

a few fried peanuts

How To Make Ragda Patties

1. Pressure cook soaked white peas with turmeric, chili powder, water, and salt for 4 whistles.
2. Mash the peas.
   1. Set aside.

Prepare pattice.

1. Mash boiled potatoes.
   1. Add chat masala, turmeric, thick poha, chili powder, cumin powder, and salt.
   2. Mix thoroughly.
   3. Shallow fry to golden brown and crisp.
2. Place the pattice on a plate and pour over the ragada.
3. Top with green chutney and tamarind chutney.
4. Sprinkle with salt, chili powder, cumin powder, and chat masala.
5. Top with onions, tomato, sev and coriander leaves.

Trivia

Ragda Patties are also known as ragda pattices.