Ragda chaat recipe | a popular chaat recipe made using white peas, recipe of Ragda chaat with full video and step by step pictures.
We all know about the popular Ragda patties, where aloo tikki is served with a white peas gravy. I have posted this Ragda patties recipe in Jeyashris kitchen. This Ragda chaat is a protein-rich and healthy chaat recipe.
A few weeks back when we had guests at home, I made this Ragda chaat as one of the starters. It was a super hit among the guests. From that time itself, I wanted to share this recipe with you all.
I made Ragda chaat yesterday evening and served the family for dinner. Even this gravy can be used as a side dish for chapati or naan. The popular Matar and kulcha of Delhi have this ragda gravy as a side dish. Even you can serve this along with samosa as Samosa chaat too.
We have quite a few interesting chaat recipe in Jeyashri’s kitchen. Check out that as well.
Ragda chaat recipe
Ragda chaat recipe
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups white peas
- 1 potato
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 onions
- 2 to matoes
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 2 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- Salt as needed
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Coriander leaves few
- Sweet chutney to taste
- Green chutney to taste
- Black salt few pinches
- Papdi few optional
- Sev to garnish
Instructions
- Soak white peas overnight or 8-10 hours.
- Wash and add 2.5 cups of water and little salt.
- Pressure cook this with one potato for 6-7 whistles.
- Add a little salt.
- Peel the potato and cut them into cubes.
- In a pan add 1 tbsp oil and add the onions
- Saute till translucent.
- Add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes off.
- Add a little salt to this and mix well.
- Now add 2 chopped tomatoes.
- Mix well and cook till the tomatoes become mushy.
- At this stage add coriander powder, red chili powder, and chaat masala.
- Mix well and cook for 2 minutes
- Add the cooked white peas to this now.
- Cut the potato into cubes and add it.
- Mix well and slightly mash it.
- Add 1 cup of water to the pan and mix it.
- Let this boil for 15 mins
- Stir in between.
- Squeeze a dash of lemon juice
- Switch off and garnish with coriander leaves.
- Pour 3 ladles of ragda in a serving bowl
- Add a dash of black salt
- Break a few papdis and add, this is optional.
- Sprinkle little chopped onions and chopped tomatoes.
- Add dash of chaat masala
- Sprinkle little green chutney and sweet chutney to taste.
- Garnish with coriander leaves
- Finally add sev.
Notes
- Adding potato is optional but it gives a nice texture and volume to the ragda.
- You can add the spices and chutney as per your taste.
- Ensure the ragda is hot while serving, a perfect one for the cold weather.
- Soak white peas overnight or 8-10 hours.
- Wash it again and add 2.5 cups of water and a little salt.
- Pressure cook till 6-7 whistles along with one potato.
- In a pan add 1 tbsp oil and add the onions
- Saute till translucent.
- Add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes off.
- Add a little salt to this and mix well.
- Now add 2 chopped tomatoes.
- Mix well and cook till the tomatoes become mushy.
- At this stage add coriander powder, red chili powder, and chaat masala.
- Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the cooked white peas to this now.
- Cut the potato into cubes and add it.
- Mix well and slightly mash it.
- Add 1 cup of water to the pan and mix it.
- Let this boil for 15 mins.
- Stir in between
- Squeeze a dash of lemon juice
- Switch off and garnish with coriander leaves.
- Pour 3 ladles of ragda in a serving bowl
- Add a dash of black salt
- Break a few papdis and add, this is optional.
- Sprinkle little chopped onions and chopped tomatoes.
- Add dash of chaat masala
- Sprinkle little green chutney and sweet chutney to taste.
- Garnish with coriander leaves
- Finally, add sev.
- Serve immediately.
- Adding potato is optional but it gives a nice texture and volume to the ragda.
- You can add the spices and chutney as per your taste.
- Ensure the ragda is hot while serving, a perfect one for the cold weather
