Zunka Bhakri

Zunka Bhakri is a typical maharastrian  recipe ....

Zunka is a spicy gravy made using besan, & Bhakri can be made using jowar, bajra, or rice flour or a combination of these. Zunka Bhakar is a farmer’s meal.  Last year we had visited to sinhagad ,pune. The fort climbing and the cool weather made us terribly hungry. On the fort top, there was a family who were selling zunka-bhakar. They were making fresh hot bhakris in front of us and we would ask for more after the first one got over. Now, bhakris are really very filling, they tasted so good with the zunka that we kept on eating more. She served chilled buttermilk to end a perfect meal. That was one satisfying meal that I would never forget in my entire life.

This was the first time I made zunka and bhakri.

 Learn how to make/prepare Zunka  by following this easy recipe .

 

Ingredients:

3 tbsp  gram flour

1/2 tsp chili powder

4-5 green chillies

1 tsp ginger grated

2 cloves garlic chopped

1 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp turmeric

a pinch of asafoetida

2 chopped onions (red ones preferably)

salt

Oil

1tblsp Chopped coriander leaves

 In a bowl  mix besan, salt, chili powder, green chilli, ginger  and add some water to make a thick paste. 

Heat 1 tblsp  oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds. When they start crackling, add turmeric, asafoetida and the onions & chopped garlic cloves. Saute them till they turn translucent, add some chili powder.

Add the besan mixture  and cook it for 10 minutes.

Garnish with coriander and serve hot with  bhakri, thecha or lasun chutney,

 Bhakri

Ingredients required

Jowar – 2 cups

water

Make pliable dough with the jowar flour and water. Prick the dough into equal parts and roll them into flat pancakes. Cook them on a girdle till done evenly on each side.  Serve with the besan zunka, baingan ki chutney, thecha or lasun chutney,.....