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January 24, 2008

Ragda Pattice

Filed under: Uncategorized — Kshitija Nadgouda @ 6:01 am

Ingredients:
For green chutney:
Corriander
chillies
ginger
salt

For sweet chutney:
Tamarind
Dates
Jaggery
Red chilly powder
salt

For Ragda
1 1/2 cup dehydrated white peas, soaked overnight
3 cup water (saved from the boiled peas)
1 tbsp. oil
1 tbsp. chopped coriander
1/2 tsp. each pepper powder, turmeric, cumin powder and garam masala.

For Pattice
4 potatoes boiled, peeled, mashed
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 tbsp. oil
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder.
Salt to taste Oil to shallow fry patties.

Method:

1. Grind all ingredients for green chutney.
2. Soak tamarind and dates separately for two hours.
3. Grind together ingredients for sweet chutney
4. Boil the soaked peas and potatoes separately in a pressure cooker. Add lots of water to the peas.
5. Cool and drain 3 tbsp. peas and blend or mash them into a paste.
6. Heat oil, add paste. Fry for a minute.
7. Add 2 tea spoons of green chutney.
8. Add dry masalas, fry further 2-3 minutes.
9. Add peas, water and bring to boil.
10. Summer for 7-8 minutes till gravy thickens.
11. Mash the boiled potatoes.
12. Add 2-3 tea spoons of green chutney and knead lightly.
13. Add salt and red chilly powder if needed.
14. With the help of greased hands form round flat 1/2″thick patties, (use mould if you want any other shapes, eg. hearts, diamonds, etc.)
15. Roast few at a time on a greased hot griddle. Turn once to roast other side, making them crisp and golden brown.
16. For serving, place the patties and add ragda to it. Top it with the chutneys, raw diced onion and tomatoes as per your liking.

January 4, 2008

Raw Banana Kababs

Filed under: Other sources — Kshitija Nadgouda @ 5:09 am

Ingredients
Raw bananas
Butter
Dried figs
Cheese
chillies
coriander
pomegranate
corn flour
maida

Method:
1. Trim ends of the bananas and make a slit lengthwise.
2. Boil the bananas in salted water.
3. For the stuffing, combine grated cheese, diced figs, pomegranate, chillies, coriander.
4. In a pan, take some ghee and fry the mashed bananas till they change colour.
5. Add 1 tea spoon corn flour and 1 tea spoon all purpose flour to the cooled bananas so that it binds.
5. Put the stuffing in the covering ball and make small patties.
6. Shallow fry.

Source: Marut Sikka at NDTV Goodtimes.

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