Indian Food : Meal Snacks: Ragda Patties

II Ragda PattiesII

Ingredients:

For patties

1/2 kg boiled and mashed potatoes
2-3 bread slices (for crispness)
salt to taste.

For ragda

1/2 kg of white peas
turmeric powder
ginger-garlic paste
(1 tsp each), chili powder, salt
1 onion
2 tomatos(optional)
2 tsp garam masala

For sweet chutney

1/2 cup pulp of dates (soak dates in hot water for 1/2 an hour, deseed and grind them. Strain to get a smooth paste),
1/4 cup tamarind pulp
1/4 cup jaggery or sugar

For spicy chutney

coriander leaves
green chilies
a pinch of salt.
1 tsp cumin seeds.

For garnishing

Yellow thin sev
finely chopped coriander leaves
finely chopped onions
crushed puris of pani puri or papdi(optional).

Preparation:

Soak the white peas overnight. Or if you are in hurry, soak them for 4 hours in hot water. Wash and add some salt and water. Pressure cook till soft.
Dip bread slices in water for just a moment and squeeze them to remove excess water. Mix them with mashed potatoes and add salt. Make small balls of the mixture and flatten them.
Heat a griddle. Pour some oil. Arrange the patties on the heated griddle. Turn upside down once the bottom side of patties is brown. Shallow fry all the patties till brown and crisp. Chop onions and tomatoes.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. add onion pieces, saute for a minute. Then add tomatoes, ginger-garlic paste and fry for some time.
Now add boiled peas, chili powder, salt and some water for desired consistency. cover and cook for 10 minutes. Ragda is ready. Grind all the ingredients of sweet chutney with some water into a fine paste. In the same way, make spicy chutney.
To serve, arrange patties in a dish, pour some ragda on top. Add sweet chutney and spicy chutney.
Garnish with thin sev, coriander leaves, onions and crushed puris.