Chetna Makan served up ragda pattice ( potato cakes with chickpeas) street food on Radio 2 Drivetime.

The ingredients for the ragda are: 1 tbsp sunflower oil, 1 tsp black mustard seeds, pinch of asafoetida, 650 gms of tinned chickpeas, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp chaat masala and ½ tsp turmeric powder.

For the pattice: 3 boiled potatoes, mashed, 1 tbsp ghee or sunflower oil, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ¼ tsp chilli powder, tamarind chutney and plain sev.

The recipe is taken from Chetna’s book titled: Chai, Chaat & Chutney: a street food journey through India, available from Amazon now.