Zunka ( Know Your Flours )
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Tarla Dalal
• 23 April, 2010
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Zunka, especially when combined with jowar bhakri, green chillies and onions, is considered the quintessential marathi meal!
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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
25 Mins
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Total Time
35 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
- 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
- 2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
- 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
- 2 tsp chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
- 1 1/4 cups besan (Bengal gram flour)
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup finely chopped coriander (dhania)
Method
Handy tip
- To prepare healthy zunka include greens like cabbage, fenugreek etc.
- Heat the oil in a deep pan and add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and onions and sauté on a medium flame till the onions turn translucent.
- Add the ginger, garlic and green chillies and sauté for half a minute.
- Add the chilli powder, turmeric powder, besan and salt, mix well and cook on a slow flame till the besan turns light brown in colour, stiring once in between.
- Add 2½ cups of water, mix well and cook on the slow flame for 8 to 10 or till the besan leaves the sides of the pan, while stirring continuously.
- Add the coriander and mix well. Serve hot.
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