Jhunka Vadi Recipe - North Karnataka/Maharashtrian Speciality
A vegetarian Maharashtrian Recipes recipe with gram flour (besan), cumin seeds (jeera), mustard seeds. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated bySachin Deshmukh🇮🇳
- 1
To begin making the Jhunka Vadi Recipe, dissolve the gram flour adding a little water at a time to make a thick batter
gram flour (besan)(1 cup) - 2
Stir in the turmeric powder, lemon juice, asafoetida powder, salt and red chili powder and keep aside
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)asafoetida (hing)(1/4 teaspoon)lemon - juiced(1)salt - to taste - 3
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan; add in the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and allow them to crackle
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon) - 4
Add in the finely chopped onions, ginger, garlic and sauté until the onions become soft and translucent
onion - finely chopped(1)ginger - grated(1 teaspoon)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3) - 5
Stir in the gram flour mixture to the onions mixture
gram flour (besan)(1 cup)onion - finely chopped(1) - 6
Turn the heat to low and keep stirring until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and the gram flour mixture gets a shiny texture
gram flour (besan)(1 cup)sprig curry leaves(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - small bunch - 7
Turn off the heat and transfer the mixture to greased rectangular pan and spread the mixture evenly
- 8
Cut the mixture into square or diamond shapes once the mixture cools
- 9
Heat oil in a small pan; add in the sesame seeds and curry leaves and allow it to crackle
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - small bunch - 10
Pour the sesame seeds over the gram flour cake and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve
gram flour (besan)(1 cup)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)onion - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - small bunch - 11
Pour the sesame seeds over the Jhunka Vadi and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)onion - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - small bunch - 12
Serve the Jhunka Vadi Recipe as a snack during your tea time with Ginger Cardamom Chai
ginger - grated(1 teaspoon)
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Jhunka Vadi Recipe - North Karnataka/Maharashtrian Speciality
A vegetarian Maharashtrian Recipes recipe with gram flour (besan), cumin seeds (jeera), mustard seeds. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated bySachin Deshmukh🇮🇳
Directions
12 steps- 1
To begin making the Jhunka Vadi Recipe, dissolve the gram flour adding a little water at a time to make a thick batter
gram flour (besan)(1 cup) - 2
Stir in the turmeric powder, lemon juice, asafoetida powder, salt and red chili powder and keep aside
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)asafoetida (hing)(1/4 teaspoon)lemon - juiced(1)salt - to taste - 3
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan; add in the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and allow them to crackle
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon) - 4
Add in the finely chopped onions, ginger, garlic and sauté until the onions become soft and translucent
onion - finely chopped(1)ginger - grated(1 teaspoon)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3) - 5
Stir in the gram flour mixture to the onions mixture
gram flour (besan)(1 cup)onion - finely chopped(1) - 6
Turn the heat to low and keep stirring until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and the gram flour mixture gets a shiny texture
gram flour (besan)(1 cup)sprig curry leaves(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - small bunch - 7
Turn off the heat and transfer the mixture to greased rectangular pan and spread the mixture evenly
- 8
Cut the mixture into square or diamond shapes once the mixture cools
- 9
Heat oil in a small pan; add in the sesame seeds and curry leaves and allow it to crackle
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - small bunch - 10
Pour the sesame seeds over the gram flour cake and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve
gram flour (besan)(1 cup)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)onion - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - small bunch - 11
Pour the sesame seeds over the Jhunka Vadi and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)onion - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - small bunch - 12
Serve the Jhunka Vadi Recipe as a snack during your tea time with Ginger Cardamom Chai
ginger - grated(1 teaspoon)
About this recipe
A vegetarian Maharashtrian Recipes recipe with gram flour (besan), cumin seeds (jeera), mustard seeds. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (4 servings)
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