Name: Zunka - Pitla recipe by Soma Pradhan at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cups chickpea flour; 1 big onion chopped; few green chili chopped; few curry leaves; turmeric powder; red chili powder; salt to taste; couple of tea spoon of oil; 1 tsp mutard seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; few coriander leaves chopped

ABOUT Zunka - Pitla RECIPE

Living in the historical city of Maharashtra, Marathi food is bound to rub on me in the right way. Marathi Cuisine is not only simple and modest, its extremely healthy too just like the people who dwell here.

Ingredients Serving: 4

2 cups chickpea flour
1 big onion chopped
few green chili chopped
few curry leaves
turmeric powder
red chili powder
salt to taste
couple of tea spoon of oil
1 tsp mutard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
few coriander leaves chopped

Instructions

Heat oil in a non stick wok on high.
Once oil is hot, add mustard seeds. It will start crackling.
Lower the gas flame and add cumin seeds, followed by chopped onions, curry leaves and green chilies.
Cook till onion turns brown.
At this point, add chickpea flour or besan.
Roast till you get a nice aroma.Add turmeric powder and red chili powder
Add water, whisk with an egg whisker, salt to taste
Whisk briskly till there is a uniformity in the consistency.
If you want to make Pitla, the water content will be more.
Zunka is almost semi dry.
Sprinkle coriander leaves before serving

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