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Jhunka
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Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
25
minutes
mins
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Indian, Karnataka, Maharashtrian, South Indian
Ingredients
1
tbsp
oil/ghee
1
tsp
mustard seeds
1/2
tsp
cumin seeds
1
tbsp
green chillies
1
tsp
curry leaves
1.5
cups
onions
chopped
1
cup
chickpea flour/besan/kadle hittu
2.5
cups
water
salt as per taste
1
tbsp
coriander leaves
chopped
Instructions
Heat oil in a pan.
Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, green chillies and curry leaves.
Add in onion and cook them until they are mushy.
Once it starts to splutter, add water and let the water boil for 5 minutes.
Add in salt as per taste and add besan little by little by constantly stirring it.
Cook it on a low flame until the raw smell from besan is gone.
Garnish it with some coriander leaves and it's done.
Notes
If you find it difficult to add besan when the water is boiling, you can also make a paste of water and besan and then add it to the tempering.
You can also roast besan before making jhunka.
Cook it on a low flame once water starts boiling otherwise jhunka will be raw.
While stirring make sure there are no lumps.
You can also adjust spice level according to your taste.
Onions are the essence of this dish. Cook them really well and don't skip it.
Keyword
jhunka, pithla, zunka