easy zunka recipe | jhunka recipe | marathi zunka recipe | dry pitla
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: maharashtrian
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- pinch hing / asafoetida
- 4 clove garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 chilli (finely chopped)
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup besan / gram flour
- water as required
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin and pinch hing.
- also add 4 clove garlic, 1 chilli and saute well.
- now add 1 onion and saute until the change colour slightly.
- further add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder and 1 tsp salt.
- saute slightly, without burning the spices.
- now add 1 cup besan and saute on low flame.
- saute for 5 minutes, or until the besan turns golden and aromatic.
- further, sprinkle ¼ cup water and mix well.
- keep sprinkling water in batches until the mixture turns moist.
- i have sprinkled almost 1 cup water in batches.
- cover and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the besan is cooked completely.
- give a good mix making sure there are no lumps.
- finally, add in coriander leaves and enjoy zunka with bhakri.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.