Ragda patties (colloquially ragda pattice) is a dish of mashed potato patties and pea sauce, and is part of the street food culture in the
Indian states
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of Gujarat &
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
. It is similar to ''chhole tikki'', more popular in North India. This dish is a popular street food offering and is also served at restaurants that offer Indian fast food. ''Pattice'' may be a localization of the English word 'patties', and refers to the potato cakes at the heart of the dish.
Preparation
This dish is a two-part preparation: ''ragda'' (gravy) and patties. Ragda is a light stew of rehydrated dried white
peas
Pea (''pisum'' in Latin) is a pulse or fodder crop, but the word often refers to the seed or sometimes the pod of this flowering plant species. Peas are eaten as a vegetable. Carl Linnaeus gave the species the scientific name ''Pisum sativum ...
cooked with a variety of spices. Patties are simple mashed potato cakes. In contrast to North Indian ''tikkis'', patties are usually not spiced, only salted. To serve, two patties are placed in a bowl or plate, covered with some ''ragda'', and garnished with finely chopped
onion
An onion (''Allium cepa'' , from Latin ), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus '' Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classifie ...
s,
coriander
Coriander (), whose leaves are known as cilantro () in the U.S. and parts of Canada, and dhania in parts of South Asia and Africa, is an annual plant, annual herb (''Coriandrum sativum'') in the family Apiaceae.
Most people perceive the ...
leaves, green
chutney
A chutney () is a spread typically associated with cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, such as a tomato relish, a ground peanut garnish, yogurt, or curd, cucumber, spicy coconut, spicy onion ...
, tamarind
chutney
A chutney () is a spread typically associated with cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, such as a tomato relish, a ground peanut garnish, yogurt, or curd, cucumber, spicy coconut, spicy onion ...
, and
sev (crunchy gram flour noodles).
See also
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Masala
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Curry powder
Curry powder is a spice mix for curry originating from the Indian subcontinent, adapted from but not to be confused with the native spice mix of garam masala.
History
As commercially available in Western markets, curry powder is comparable t ...
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List of legume dishes
This is a list of legume dishes. A legume is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for their food grain seed (e.g. beans and lentils, or generally pulse) ...
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List of potato dishes
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop. It is the world's fourth-largest food crop, following rice, wheat and corn. The annual diet of an average global citizen in the first decade of the 21st century included about of potato. The potato was fir ...
References
Indian snack foods
Indian fast food
Culture of Mumbai
Maharashtrian cuisine
Legume dishes
Potato dishes
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