Ragada Patties

               Street food is the inevitable part of any food culture in the world. When we think of Indian street food, the spicy tangy taste of the 'Chat' comes to our mind immediately and makes us drool.
Pav bhaji, pani poori, bhel poori, samosa chat yummmy.....there are so many varieties of chat. One of my favourite chat is Ragada Patties. Today, I am giving the recipe for the same.
Thinking of the nutritional side, it is quite nutritive as well because the main ingredient is yellow peas which are full of protein and compared to most of the other chats which involve deep frying during cooking, this one requires less oil during cooking.
        There are different versions for making this dish. But this is the simplified version which takes very less preparation and cooking time, perfect after a busy day at work!!

Ingredients and recipe-
For Patties-Potatoes 3 medium
Corn Flour 2 tbsp
Salt, cumin powder,chat masala, sabzi masala 1/2 tsp each
Oil for shallow frying

For Ragada-
Yellow peas 2 cups
Asafoetida, turmeric, red chilly powder, cumin and coriander powder 1/2 tsp each
Salt as per taste
Kokum 2-3 pieces
Oil 1tbsp

For Garnishing
Onion finely chopped
Coriander finely chopped
Green chutney
Tamarind chutney
Nylon sev

Only preparation for this recipe is to soak the peas overnight.

For making the patties, boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker. Peel them and mash them.
Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Some people like adding ginger paste or coriander to this mixture. But I personally prefer them quite simple.
Make a dough from this mixture and shape the patties in the shapes that you like.
   Usually my son comes handy at this stage with the army of different cookie cutters in his hand. We get to eat the patties in the shapes that he prefers that day :)
Heat a flat bottom pan and shallow fry the patties in little oil till they turn golden brown on both the sides.
If watching calories, you can bake the patties in oven on 180° for 25/30 minutes. But trust me, it doesn't give the same taste :)
         Now for the Ragada, take the soaked yellow peas straight in a small pressure cooker, add turmeric and asafoetida. Put the lid on and take 5-6 whistles. Let it simmer for 20 min on low heat. It is importatnt to cook the peas thoroughly to get the right texture of the ragada and also these peas are quite heavy to digest if not cooked properly.
 Once the peas are cooked, heat the oil in a small pan, add asafoetida to it and add this oil to the peas. Add kokum pieces, salt , red chilly powder, cumin and coriander powder, water and let it boil.
      Once Ragada and Patties both are ready, put 2 pieces of patties in a plate, pour 2 ladles of Ragada on it. Add green chutney and tamarind chutney. Garnish with finely chopped onion, coriander and sprinkle nylon sev on the top.
   Spicy, tangy Ragada Patties is ready to serve.