ZUNKA

Junka is made with besan, gram flour, chickpea flour as main ingredient with onion, green chilly etc.  It is an accompaniment for the Bhakri which is a popular bread of Maharashtra.  Bhakri is also served with thecha a kind of green chilly and peanut chutney.

Junka

Junka is very easy to make.  When I made it for the first time, i felt that i am making burji.

Now let us have a look at the recipe.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup besan
salt
water
a generous pinch of ajwain (Omam, ova)
1 onion finely chopped
2-3 green chillies chopped
a generous pinch of black pepper powder ( normally not used but i added)
turmeric powder

Tempering:

1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
asafoetida
2 tbsp oil

Garnishing

chopped coriander leaves

Method:

sieve the besan,  add water, ova, salt, turmeric powder  and  make a paste of it.  the consistency should be watery.

Heat oil in a kadai, add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds, asafoetida.  when it is done, add the green chilli and onion.  saute till it is transparent.  Now add  besan mix slowly in it ensuring that there is no lumps formation in it.  Keep on stirring till it is completely dried up. Add the black pepper powder and mix well.  add the coriander leaves and serve hot with bhakri.  bhakri.html

As I told you in the beginning, you will feel that you are making burji.