Malaika Arora who was recently in news for her accident that led to an eye injury, is now fit and fab as usual. The actor, model and TV show personality, who is one of the most beloved fitness icons of the country has never made qualms about her foodie side. A few days before when she was in New York, she made sure she had the best of food the city had to offer. She even visited the award-winning Indian restaurant ‘Junoon’ during her stay there. Upon coming back, she continued tempting us with her foodie trails via her Instagram stories. On Sunday, it seemed she had quite some time on her hands, hence she ended up preparing Ragda Pattice. “Was craving ragda pattice #homemade”, she wrote in her caption.
For the uninitiated, Ragda Pattice is a popular Maharashtrian street food that looks a lot like Aloo Tikki. Ragda Pattice has two components. It comprises mashed potato patties that are slathered over with a spicy white chickpea curry called ‘ragda’. The curry is made with dried white chickpeas and various spices and seasonings, and is an important part of the chaat fare of India. Often it is also served with papdi and other street foods. You can top Ragda with chopped onions, tomatoes and chutneys too to spruce it up a bit.
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Maharashtra’s vivid street food has attracted travelers and foodies from far and wide. You truly are blessed if you are in Maharashtra right now even if you are some place else, here’s how you can bring a bit of Maharashtra on your plate.
1. Pav Bhaji
Arguably the crown jewel of Maharashtra’s street fare, Pav Bhaji is one of the most tantalizingly spicy and eclectic snack you can prepare at home. It also gives you a chance to use up all the leftover veggies at your place. Just mash them all together with pav bhaji masala, once the gravy is ready, serve with pav (bread) with a side of butter and some salad.
2. Vada Pav
Outside Dadar station, when Ashok Vaidya, opened his first vada pav stall, little did he know that the particular snack would later become synonymous with the fast-paced nature of the city. The snack comprises a vada, or a batata vada, which is a patty made with mashed potatoes dipped in besan batter. This crispy golden vada is snuck inside a pillowy pav and served with dry chutney and a chilly.
3. Frankie
Mumbai’s very own Frankie is essentially a roll that is made with a paratha, it is wrapped in a thin omelette, and filled with all sorts of veggies or curried chicken or mutton. This juicy roll is one of the most filling item you can get on Mumbai’s streets.
4. Misal Pav
Misal is a spicy, bold curry made with Matki beans sprouts. The Kolhapuri curry is topped with farsan, chopped onions, coriander leaves and a some lemon juice. The curry is best paired with pav.
5. Kanda Poha
A much-loved breakfast item of Maharashtra. Poha refers to a dish where flattened rice flakes are gently tossed with midl spices and seasonings. Poha cooked and topped with onions is known as Kanda Poha.