Ragda Patties

Ragda-Pattice is a popular Mumbai Street food that commonly sold on various Chat Stalls served with Chutney & Yogurt. This dish comprises two parts such as ‘Ragda’ basically a dried spicy yellow pea curry & ‘Patties’ are Potato Cakes made of boiled mashed potatoes with various spices. This is such a delicious dish that it has so many variations available throughout India.

Ingredients:

For Ragda

·         Dried Whole Yellow Peas – 1 cup

·         Onion (Chopped) – 2 nos

·         Tomatoes – 3 nos

·         Ginger-Garlic Paste – 1 tsp

·         Coriander Powder – 1 tsp

·         Cumin Powder – ½ tsp

·         Garam Masala - ½ tsp

·         Green Chilly (Chopped) – 1 nos

·         Red Chilly Powder – 1½  tsp

·         Coriander Leaves (Chopped) – ½ bunch

·         Salt as per taste

·         Cooking Oil  – 2 tbsp

For Patties

·         Potatoes (boiled) – 4 nos

·         Ginger-Garlic Paste – ½ tsp

·         Coriander Powder – ½ tsp

·         Cumin Powder – ½ tsp

·         Garam Masala - ½ tsp

·         Chat Masala – ½ tsp

·         Bread Crumbs – 1 tbsp

·         Salt as per taste

·         Cooking Oil  – 2 tbsp

For Garnishing

• Tamarind chutney
• Indian yogurt (Curd)
• Green Chutney (Coriander and Mint Leaves)
• Chopped Onion and Coriander Leaves
• Sev

Preparation Method:

     For Ragda Preparation

Ø  Soak the Dry Peas overnight. Then boil it in pressure cooker till the peas are tender.

Ø  Heat Oil in a Pan; add Ginger- Garlic paste, Chopped Onion and sauté the mixture till they turn light brown.

Ø  Then add Red Chilly Powder, Cumin Powder, Coriander Powder, Turmeric Powder, Garam Masala and mix well.

Ø  Add Chopped tomatoes and cook around 3-4 minutes.

Ø  Then add boiled peas; Chopped Green Chilly; Salt & mix well.

Ø   Add one cup of water and cook till the gravy is thicken.

Ø  Finally add Chopped Coriander leaves and mix well. Now the Ragda is ready.

For Patties Preparation

Ø  Take bowl & mashed the boiled potatoes

Ø  Add Ginger-Garlic paste, Cumin Powder, Coriander Powder, Garam Masala, Chat Masala, Salt and mix well with the mashed potatoes.

Ø  Add bread Crumbs with the mixture & mix well to form a dough consistency.

Ø  Then make small and thick patties out of the mixture.

Ø  Now heat oil in a griddle and shallow fry the Patties both side till golden brown. Now Patties are ready.

       For Serving

Ø  Place the Patties in a Plate; add Ragda over the Patties along with Yogurt, Tamarind Chutney, Green Chutney, Chopped Onion, Chopped Coriander leaves & finally add one or two spoon of Sev .

 

Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhaji is the most popular Street Food of Mumbai. Pav means a loaf of bread and Bhaji is a thick potato based curry cooked with spicy blend of vegetables. Pav Bhaji is not just a meal for the common man. It has great versatility too, reason being they are called the King of Mumbai Street Cuisine. As per Wikis, the origin of this dish is traced to the heyday of the textile mills in Mumbai. The mill workers used to have lunch breaks too short for a full meal, and a light lunch was preferred to a heavy one, as the employees had to return to physical labor after lunch. A vendor created this dish using items or parts of other dishes available on the menu. Roti or Rice was replaced with Pav and the curries that usually go with Indian bread or rice were amalgamated into just one spicy concoction-the 'Bhaji'. Initially, it remained as the food of the mill-workers and then gradually it finding its way into restaurants and spreading all over Mumbai and entire Maharashtra.  This is a very delicious dish and the recipe is as follows…

Ingredients:

·         Potatoes – 2 (Medium)

·         Cauliflower(Grated) – ¼ Cup

·         Green Capsicum (Deseeded & Chopped) – ¼ Cup

·         Green Peas  – ½ Cup

·         Onion (Finely Chopped) – 2 (Medium)

·         Green Chilly(Finely Chopped) – 1

·         Tomatoes (Chopped) – 3 (Medium)

·         Coriander Leaves (Finely Chopped) – 1 Bunch

·         Ginger – Garlic Paste – 1 tsp

·         Dry Fenugreek Leaves – 1 tsp

·         Pav Bhaji Masala – 2 tsp

·         Red Chili Powder – ½ tsp

·         Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp

·         Lemon Juice -  1 tsp

·         Asafetida (Hing) – a Pinch

·         Butter – 2 tbsp (for Bhaji)

·         Butter – 1 tbsp (for Pav)

·         Pav (Bread) – 2 (Buy from Market)

Preparing Method:

     For Bhaji

Ø  Boil Potatoes & Green Peas; mashed it and keep aside.

Ø  Heat butter in a Frying Pan; add chopped Onion and sauté for 3 mins; add Ginger-Garlic Paste and sauté for 2 mins in medium flame.

Ø  Add Capsicum, Grated Cauliflower and sauté till they are  soften.

Ø  Add Chopped Tomatoes & cook for 2-3 mins; add mashed Potatoes & Green peas, Red Chili Powder, Turmeric Powder and add ¼ cup of water and cook for 5 mins.

Ø  Then, add Pav Bhaji Masala; Salt; Coriander Leaves and keep stirring till the Bhaji gets thicken and separate from Oil.

Ø  Finally add Dry Fenugreek Leaves, Hing, Lemon juice and mix well and fry for 1 min.

Ø  Now the Bhaji is ready. Garnish with Chopped Onion; Coriander Leaves & Lemon Wedges.

      For Pav

Ø  Heat Butter in a Pan / Griddle; Slice the Pav in middle and Fry with Butter.

Ø  Finally serve Pav & Bhaji together.