Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Zunka / Zunkad Vadi

Zunka or Zunkad Vadi and Bhakri are made for the meal or dinner.




Ingredients:
  • 1 cup Besan (chick pea flour)
  • 1 Onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 Garlic pods (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp Tamarind pulp
  • 1 tsp Jaggery (more or less)
  • 3-4 Green Chilies (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/4 tsp Hing / Asafetida
  • Few Curry leaves
  • Few bunches Coriander leaves (chopped)
  • 2-3 tsp Coconut (fresh & grated)
  • 1-2 tsp Sesame seeds
  • 2-3 TBsp Oil (+ some more)
  • Salt to taste
  • Water around 2 and 1/2 cups.
Method:
             Heat the nonstick sauce pan with oil, add cumin & mustard seeds. Allow them to splutter. Add onion, green chilies, garlic, curry leaves and fry till they turn light brwon and tender. Add tamarind juice , hing, turmeric powder & stir for few minutes. Add water , jaggery, salt , few coriander leaves and let to come to boil.

Now slowly add besan in batches to boiling water and stir continuous so there will be no lumps. Cook till this gravy thicken. Now zunka is ready.

Grease the plate with oil. Pour this thick zunka over the plate. Sprinkle sesame seeds, coriander leaves, coconut. Let it cool completely. Cut into desired shape.

Lovely combination with Bhakri / chapti/ Curd Rice.

Notes:
  • If possible add bean with your left hand to boiling water and stir continuously with right hand so you can avoid max lumps here.
  • If the zunka turn too thin then add some more besan, or if too thick then add few drops of warm water.
  • If you don't want to add tamarind them omit that step. 
  • When the zunka starts to thicken make sure it don't stick to bottom. So keep on stir.

Now left over are even tastes good!!!
Just shallow fry on pan and have with Tea / Coffee.

33 comments:

Unknown said...

Looks like a yummy snack to me!!...

Panchpakwan said...

Hey Smitha that was so quick..glad you liked it..

aipi said...

Wow..that looks great..I Just need a cuppa coffee with it :)

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Jeyashris Kitchen said...

very new recipe to me.looks deliicous and reminds me of dhokla

Nandinis food said...

What a lovely and yummy snack! Slurp!

Nandini's Food Page

Suja Manoj said...

New dish to me..looks lovely snack and also a wonderful appetizer.

Unknown said...

Grt snacks recipe.....loved the idea...

Rachana said...

Looks like a great Snack. Would be great with a cuppa tea.

Satya said...

wow what a delicious n healthy snack ...lovely

Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

Shabitha Karthikeyan said...

Wonderful snack. Never heard of it !!

Swathi said...

Looks really good Joyti. New to me, look like dhokla.

Priya Suresh said...

Fabulous looking zunkad vadi, very new for me..

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Great looking snack. Very inviting as well. Loved the color.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Sushma Mallya said...

i have tried zunka but never in this form, very interesting and its surely a must try...

Hamsi said...

Zunka is new to me. It sounds easy to make and is fantastic. I will have it with tea.

Madhavi said...

Super snack, yummooo!!!

suma said...

Wow!! Thanks for the recipe!! I loved this dish which my friend's mom would make, they would call this 'Hittina palya'. Delicious with chapatis and rottis, specially while traveling.

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

love it...lookyum,flavorful and deli....cious.....simply wonderful

Krishnaveni said...

new recipe, looks so good

Panchpakwan said...

Thank you all for your lovely comments...
@ Sushma, suma do dry it and let me know.
@ Suma, I know some of the palces its called hittina pallly too!!

Unknown said...

Nice recipe, Jo..This snack looks absolutely tasty!!

Tanvi said...

Hey thats new snack to me and I love it...reaaly yummy looking!

Nithu said...

Zunkad vadi is new to me. Looks so warm and yummy.

Vikis Kitchen said...

Seems a nutritious snack as well as side dish. I wish to prepare this sometime. Tea and this vadi picture makes me crave:)

ruchikacooks said...

I've always wanted to try zunka, read abt it in a couple of blogs too..looks nice!

SS blogs here said...

Hey Jyothi.. I have made just jhunka before, but never set it into vadi.. and your fried version looks spectacular! Great idea! Thanks!

Niloufer Riyaz said...

delicious recipe!!!

Sara's Corner said...

Very nice my dad likes it a lot. I make without onion n garlic.

Aparna S Mallya said...

Looks so good. Loved the last snap.

Pushpa said...

An awesome snack for me....delicious

Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com

Namitha said...

Thought it's dhokla..but this is new to me Looks so delicious..

Padma said...

Very new... Looks too good.

Panchpakwan said...

Thank you all for your lovely comments.

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