Ragda Pattice

Ragda Pattice

One of the very famous Chaat item is Ragda Pattice.

It’s very easy to prepare and also can be done very quickly.

It is very tasty and healthy Evening Snack .

·       Ingredients needed for Ragda : 

White Peas /  Vellai Pattani / Safedh Vatana :  ½ cup

Red Chilly : 1 tsp

Turmeric powder : 2 pinches

Hing Powder : 2 pinches

Water : 2 cups

Salt to taste.

Big Potato : 2  ( cut into halves )

          Soak White peas for 10 hrs.

Next day drain the water.

In a pressure pan or small cooker , add all the ingredients and cook for 3 whistles.

After opening , remove boiled potatoes and keep it reserved for making pattice.

Mash lightly the Ragda ( White peas ) and keep it in the hot pack till you are using it.

·       Ingredients for Pattice :

Boiled Potato : 2  ( we have already boiled it along with Ragda )

Red Chilly powder : ½ tsp

Garam masala : ½ tsp

Corn flour : 1 tbsp

Salt to taste.

Oil for shallow frying.

           Mash Potato nicely and mix all the other ingredients and make it into a ball and slightly flatten them to form  Pattice.

In a Dosa Tawa , shallow fry Pattice on both the sides,  using oil generously .

·       Other Ingredients needed :

Nylon Sev  :  6 tbsp ( crushed )

Green Chutney :  According to taste

Red Chutney :  According to taste.

Finely Chopped Onion :  4 tbsp

Finely Chopped Tomato : 4 tbsp

Chaat Masala :  1 tsp

Finely chopped Coriander leaves : 2 tbsp .  

Assembling the Ragda Pattice.:

On a wide plate place 2 Pattice .

On top of it pour 2 ladle of hot Ragda.

Sprinkle chopped onion , tomato … 1 tbsp each.

Sprinkle chopped  coriander … 1 tsp

Sprinkle Crushed Sev….  1 tbsp

Spread generously,  Red chutney and Green chutney.

Again Sprinkle chopped onion, tomato … 1 tbsp each

Sprinkle chopped Coriander … 2 tsp

Sprinkle some more Crushed Sev…. 2 tbsp

Sprinkle Chaat masala powder … ½ tsp

Serve immediately.

Have a tasty Ragda Pattice as a Evening Snack.

·        Add Green Chutney and Red Chutney according to your taste …  can mix and match in any ratio. 

*   Prepare Chutneys well in advance .   

*   In the mean time Ragda is getting ready  , you can prepare Sev as it takes only few minutes.   You can also prepare Sev,  well in advance.

·       Ragda Pattice can also be prepared during Karwa chouth ,  a festival celebrated by North Indian Women.  If you are keeping Vrath , avoid using Onion.