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 state
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History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
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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
The pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the flowering plant species ''Pisum sativum''. Each pod contains several peas, which can be green or yellow. Botanically, pea pods are fruit, since they contain seeds and d ...
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'' L., from Latin ''cepa'' meaning "onion"), 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 ...
s,
leaves, green
chutney
A chutney is a spread in the 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 or mint dipping sauce.
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, tamarind
chutney
A chutney is a spread in the 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 or mint dipping sauce.
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, and
sev (crunchy gram flour noodles).
File:Ragda pattice.JPG, Patties being prepared by street vendor in Powai
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File:Indian cuisine-Ragda contained in panipuri.jpg, Ragda curry contained in a giant dry ball of ragda
See also
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Masala
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Curry powder
Curry powder is a spice mix originating from the Indian subcontinent where it is typically called garam masala.
History
Key ingredients of curry powder consist of ginger, garlic, fennel, mace, cumin, coriander, cardamom, cinnamon and turmeric ...
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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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