Ragda Patties

Ingredients

For Patties

Large potatoes-3

Bread slices-2(optional)

salt to taste

coriander leaves- a few chopped finely

turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

oil- a few tsps

For Ragda

Whole yellow peas(soaked overnight)- 1 cup

onion-1 chopped finely

turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

coriander powder- 3/4 tsp

cumin powder- 1/4 tsp

green chilli-3-4

ginger and garlic- 1" pieces

For serving

Ingredients for Date chutney

Dates- 6

Extract form small lime sized tamarind

jaggery-2-3 tsp

chilli powder- 1/2 tsp

cumin powder-1/2 tsp

Ingredients for green chutney

mint leaves- 1/2 cup chopped finely

coriander leaves- 1 cup chopped finely

green chillies-6

lemon juice- 2 tsp

cumin- 1/4 tsp

rock salt-a pinch

Thin sev

finely chopped onion, tomato and corainder leaves- little

Method

Pressure cook the potaotes, peel the skin, mash well and add salt and turmeric powder. Wet the bread slices in water, squeeze it and add to the potatoes. mix everything well and make small patties. Heat little oil in a tawa and shallow fry the patties until golden brown on both sides. patties are ready

Heat oil in a pan/pressure pan and add the finely chopped onions. grind green chilli+ginger+garlic to a coarse paste and saute it along with onions. Add the soaked peas, all the powders and cook till they are soft and mushy. ragda is ready now.

soak the dates in hot water or boil it in water for 2 minutes. Grind the dates to a fine paste and add all the other ingredients in a pan and bring to boil. When the mixture becomes thick ,date chutney is ready

Grind all the ingredients together for the green chutney.

For serving, place one or two patties in a plate, pour a ladleful of ragda on top of it, add little of date and green chutneys, sprinkle sev on top and garnish with chopped onion, tomato and coriander bits.