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Zunka bhakri recipe | Marathi zunka recipe | dry pitla recipe | jowar bhakri recipe

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Meal
Cuisine Indian, marathi
Servings 4

Ingredients
 

For zunka

  • 4 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • Pinch of hing
  • 7-8 garlic cloves
  • 1 cup or 2 chopped onion
  • 1 cup besan
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 cup water
  • Some coriander leaves

For zunka tempering (optional)

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 dry red chilli
  • Some curry leaves

For jowar bhakri

  • 2 cup water
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • 2 cup jowar flour

Instructions

Making zunka

  • In a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, and garlic cloves. Sauté it.
  • Then add chopped onion, turmeric powder, and green chili slits. Sauté till onion is slightly transparent.
  • Now add besan and roast till it slightly changes its color and becomes aromatic.
  • add red chili powder and salt. mix well.
  • sprinkle ¼ cup of water and cover the pan for 2 minutes. mix well.
  • keep sprinkling water in batches until the mixture turns moist. I have sprinkled almost 1 cup of water in batches.
  • give a good mix making sure there are no lumps.
  • Now in a tadka pan, add 1 tbsp oil, mustard seeds, dry red chili and curry leaves. sauté it and add tempering into zunka.
  • lastly, add in coriander leaves and enjoy zunka with bhakri.

Making jowar bhakri

  • In a pan, add water, salt, and ghee. mix well and bring water to boil.
  • When water starts to boil, lower the flame and add the flour mixture to it. mix well with a rolling pin.
  • Switch off the gas. Cover and steam dough for 3 minutes.
  • Now add the flour mixture into a large pan and press it with the bowl. The dough should be smooth and soft. add little hot water if the dough is not properly bind.
  • Now take a medium size ball and flatten it out between your palm.
  • Then place it on a rolling board and dust some dry flour on it to prevent it from sticking while patting it.
  • now pat gently with one hand and roll it slightly with a rolling pin, make sure to dust with jowar flour if required.
  • furthermore, place the bhakri on hot tawa. press gently and cook all the sides.
  • serve super soft jowar bhakri with junka and chutney.

Notes

For Zunka
  • do not over-roast garlic cloves otherwise, it tastes bitter.
  • the proportion of chopped onion and gram flour (besan) should be equal.
  • roast besan on medium-low flame till it slightly changes its color and becomes aromatic.
  • the proportion of water should be equal to besan.
  • sprinkle water on zunka mixture; do not add more otherwise there is a lump in the besan mixture.
  • cover immediately and cook the mixture in water vapor.
  • stir the mixture and break the lump from it.
  • zunka tastes great when it is served hot.
For jowar Bhakri
  • add flour gradually and mix it with a rolling pin.
  • switch off the gas and cook flour for 3 minutes into steam.
  • press cooked flour with flour giving it stretchiness and binding.
  • when flour is slightly hot, combine it and make it smooth.
  • cook bhakri on medium flame.