Zunka Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	5 min
Cook time	20 min
Total time	25 min
Serves	3 servings

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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)

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Instructions

1. firstly, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin and pinch hing.
2. also add 4 clove garlic, 1 chilli and saute well.
3. now add 1 onion and saute until the change colour slightly.
4. further add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder and 1 tsp salt.
5. saute slightly, without burning the spices.
6. now add 1 cup besan and saute on low flame.
7. saute for 5 minutes, or until the besan turns golden and aromatic.
8. further, sprinkle ¼ cup water and mix well.
9. keep sprinkling water in batches until the mixture turns moist.
10. i have sprinkled almost 1 cup water in batches.
11. cover and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the besan is cooked completely.
12. give a good mix making sure there are no lumps.
13. finally, add in coriander leaves and enjoy zunka with bhakri.

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Step-by-step

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Notes

• firstly, sprinkle water in batches to besan, else besan will turn sticky.
• also, adjust the spice level to your choice.
• additionally, you can add capsicum to make capsicum zunka recipe.
• finally, zunka recipe tastes great when served moist and spicy.