🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Zunka

Name: Zunka
Prep time: 11 min
Cook time: 26 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 2, finely sliced Onion; 2, chopped Tomato; 6 cloves Garlic; 2 Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1 tsp Coriander Powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 cup Gram Flour; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder

🇮🇳 Indian

Maharashtrian gram flour rubble fried with onion and chilli, bhakri's best friend. The kind of homely bhaji that disappears fastest off the thali. Pile beside phulka and a bowl of cooled yogurt.

Prep 11 min Cook 26 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion2, finely sliced
Tomato2, chopped
Garlic6 cloves
Green Chili2
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Coriander Powder1 tsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Gram Flour1 cup
Red Chili Powder1 tsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Wash and cut the gram flour into even, bite-size pieces so everything cooks at the same pace.
2
Heat oil in a wide kadhai and crackle cumin seeds; fry the onions till lightly golden.
3
Tip in the ginger garlic paste and green chilies, then the spices — fry until the oil separates at the edges.
4
Add the gram flour and the onion, toss to coat in the masala, cover and cook on low, stirring twice, until tender.
5
Uncover, raise the heat for two minutes to dry off any liquid, then shower with cilantro and a squeeze of lemon.

Chef's tip

Don't crowd the pan; steam is the enemy of the browning that builds flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Easy and simple Zunka recipe · on YouTube