> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://onesandwich.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Ragda Pattice Pav - URL: https://onesandwich.com/ragda-pattice-pav/ - Published: 2026-05-17T05:30:53.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-26T14:24:36.000Z - Description: Ragda (dried peas curry) over pattice (potato cutlets), sometimes served with pav. - Author: Andrew Lekashman - Tags: India, Split Roll Sandwiches, Pav & Pao, #auto-imported **馃嚠馃嚦 India** 路 Family: [Pav & Pao](https://onesandwich.com/tag/pav/) 路 Region: Maharashtra 路 Heat: Mixed 路 Bread: pav --- Ingredients pav 路 white peas 路 potato 路 onion 路 cilantro 路 tamarind chutney 路 mint chutney Ragda Pattice Pav is a Maharashtrian street plate built in layers: shallow-fried potato cakes set in a warm white-pea curry, then loaded with chutneys and crisp toppings, with soft *pav* on the side to soak it all up. The dish itself is *ragda pattice*, a chaat-counter standard across Mumbai and beyond; the *pav* turns it into something you can eat with your hands as much as a spoon. The angle is contrast. A starchy, mild *ragda* underneath, a crusted potato cake on top, and a barrage of sweet, sour, hot, and crunchy finishes that keep every bite from going monotone. The build runs in a fixed order, and the order matters. The *ragda* is a thin stew of dried white peas, soaked and boiled soft, then loosened with water and seasoned with turmeric, chili, and a little tamarind or jaggery so it carries gentle sweetness and acid. The *pattice* are mashed spiced potato shaped into discs and shallow-fried until the outside is genuinely crisp. To plate, the cook lays two *pattice* in a shallow bowl, ladles hot *ragda* over and around them, then drizzles sweet tamarind chutney and sharp green chutney, scatters fine raw onion, sometimes a dry garlic *chutney*, and a heavy fistful of crushed *sev*. The *pav* is split and griddled in butter alongside. Good execution shows immediately: the *pattice* hold a crust under the gravy instead of dissolving, the *ragda* is loose and warm rather than gluey, the chutneys are balanced so neither sweet nor heat runs away, and the *sev* is added at the last second so it still snaps. Sloppy execution means a cold, paste-thick *ragda*, soggy potato cakes that fall apart, over-sweet chutney drowning everything, and limp *sev* gone to mush. It shifts with the vendor's hand and the city. Some cooks keep the *ragda* almost soupy and serve it more as a bowl; others reduce it tighter so the *pav* does more of the soaking. The chutney ratio is the real lever, and the amount of raw onion and *sev* decides how aggressive the finish reads. It sits beside the white-pea-and-puffed-rice world of *ragda*\-topped chaats and the broader Mumbai *pav* family, but those preparations deserve their own article rather than being crowded in here. Ragda pattice pav lives or dies on the crust of the *pattice* and the freshness of what goes on last. --- ## More from this family Other [Pav & Pao](https://onesandwich.com/tag/pav/) sandwiches in India: - [Akuri Pav](https://onesandwich.com/akuri-pav/) - [Beef Chilli Fry Pao](https://onesandwich.com/beef-chilli-fry-pao/) - [Beef Keema Pav](https://onesandwich.com/beef-keema-pav/) - [Bhaji Pav](https://onesandwich.com/bhaji-pav/) - [Bhajji Pav](https://onesandwich.com/bhajji-pav/) - [Bhurji Pav](https://onesandwich.com/bhurji-pav/) - [Bun Maska with Chai](https://onesandwich.com/bun-maska-with-chai/) - [Bun Maska](https://onesandwich.com/bun-maska/) [See all Pav & Pao sandwiches 鈫抅(https://onesandwich.com/tag/pav/)