Name: Zunka Bhakar recipe by Anagha Doiphode at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 bowl chana (gram) powder/ Besan; 1 bowl Jowar powder; 2-3 onions, finely chopped; 2-3 tbsp oil; 1/4 tsp hing (asofoetida); 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp haldi (turmeric); 1/2 tsp rai (mustard seeds); 1 tsp jeera; Salt to taste; 1 tsp ginger-garlic-green chilli paste; Coriander for garnishing; Water (hot)

ABOUT Zunka Bhakar RECIPE

Jhunka or Zunka is a vegetarian traditional Indian dish prepared in Maharashtra. It is essentially a chickpea flour porridge. It is also known by the name of pithla or pithle. Its ingredients are gram flour (besan), mixed with water to form a semi-solid paste. It is then sauteed in oil with any other assorted ingredients like green chillies, red chilly powder, turmeric, salt, fried onions, mustard seeds, ginger-garlic, cumin seeds, coriander leaves and served with traditionally with Bhakri jolada rotti. The dish is also referred to as jhunka bhakar or pithla bhakri. It is accompanied by Thecha.

Ingredients Serving: 4

1 bowl chana (gram) powder/ Besan
1 bowl Jowar powder
2-3 onions, finely chopped
2-3 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp hing (asofoetida)
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp haldi (turmeric)
1/2 tsp rai (mustard seeds)
1 tsp jeera
Salt to taste
1 tsp ginger-garlic-green chilli paste
Coriander for garnishing
Water (hot)

Instructions

Making of Zunka : Heat up oil in a non-stick pan on a medium flame.
Add mustard seeds and let them pop up.
Then add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Add hing and turmeric powder and ginger- garlic and green chili paste. Mix well and fry for about 30-40 seconds.
Now throw in onion and fry it well. Mix everything well and let the onions get slightly translucent.
Add red chili powder and salt, mix well.
Now add the Besan/ Chana Powder and mix well.
Roast besan for about 2-3 minutes to remove the rawness of it.
Add hot water, and mix well quickly.
Cover with a lid put some water on top and on a medium heat cook for about 7-8 minutes.
Check and mix well repetitive till the time Besan has cooked and it's rawness has gone completely.
Turn off the gas and add coriander leaves. Combine well. Cover it and keep it aside.
Making of Bhakari : Take the Jowar powder ( pith) add little salt and hot water and knead it to make a dough just like how we make roti's.
Take small dough on a plate and start making bhakri till it gets the shape of a disc.
Now fry the bhakri on pan.
Zunka is ready to serve hot with Bhakri.

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