Ragda Chaat is a popular street food chaat recipe, mainly in the state of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The thick and spicy ragda made with dried green/white peas is a key for this recipe, which is topped with chopped onion, tomatoes, beaten curd, chaat chutneys, puri and sev. This mouth-watering chaat is very easy and simple to prepare at home with simple ingredients. Here is the recipe with some tips and step by step instructions and pictures.
1. Firstly, take 1 cup white peas or Safed Vatana in a bowl, rinse them 2-3 times and soak them for 7-8 hours or overnight.
2. Then transfer the soaked vatana/ matar to a pressure cooker and add 1 tsp salt or salt as per your taste & 1/3 tsp turmeric powder/haldi to it. Pour 2.5 cups of water or just to cover the vatana.
3. Then close the lid of pressure cooker and pressure cook for 5 whistles.
4. Turn off the flame and let the steam settles down by its own and then open the lid.
5. Next in a large pan/kadai heat 3 tsp oil and sauté 1 finely chopped onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and 1 finely chopped green chili.
6. Then add 1 finely chopped tomato and 1/4 tsp or salt to taste, and sauté until tomatoes turns soft and mushy. Keep in mind that salt has been added while boiling the peas.
7. Now add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chili powder, 3/4 tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp cumin powder and 1/4 tsp dried mango powder/ Amchur to it.
8. Sauté until the oil is released from the sides.
9. Then add the boiled peas and 1 boiled and cubed potato. Mix well and boil for 2-3 minutes or until the thicken consistency.
10. Add 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh green coriander and 1/4 tsp garam masala to it. Mix them well and Ragda is ready.
11. Take a cup of prepared ragda in a serving plate.
12. Top it with 2 tsp green chutney and 2 tsp tamarind chutney.
13. Then add 2 tbsp finely chopped onion and 2 tbsp finely chopped tomato, 4-5 crushed papdi and squeeze half lime over it.
14. Next add 2-3 tsp beaten curd and sprinkle a pinch of red chili powder, chaat masala, roasted cumin powder and fresh green coriander.
15. Finally, top it with sev and pomegranate seeds. Tasty Chatpati Ragda Chaat is ready to serve. Enjoy!
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