ZUNKA / GRAM FLOUR CURRY / NORTH KARNATAKA CURRY / BESAN KI SUBZI

"Zunka" is a easy and tasty side dish for chapatti and roti . It is a famous North Karnataka dish , in Bangalore also its available in North Karnataka restaurants  or food selling shops. Zunka is an authentic side dish which needs very few ingredients which will be present in every kitchen . And it can be prepared in 15 to 20 min  , when you feel bore to eat same veg's try this and enjoy .

Ingredients:-

1. Gram flour                    1 cup
2. Water                            1& 1/4  or little more
3. Onion chopped             2
4. Chilly chopped             3-4
5. Curry leaves chopped   8-10
6. Coriander chopped       1/4 cup
7. Dry coconut grated       1/4 cup
8. Hing                              1 pinch
9. Salt                                1 tsp
10. Sugar                             1 tsp
11. Mustard seeds                1/2 tsp
12. Turmeric powder          1/4 tsp
13. Oil                                 1 table spoon

Method:-
Keep a kadai / pan add gram flour to it and dry roast for 5-6 min on low flame . Saute  in between . Now remove the flour to a plate .

To the same  kadai add oil heat it for 1 min , add mustard seeds when they crackle add curry leaves , hing fry for 1 min, add chilly after 1 min add onion fry for 2 min on medium flame , add turmeric powder mix well . When onion becomes translucent (it may take 3-4 min) add salt and sugar mix well.

Now add water let it boil . Take a steel plate having the edge (better to take small plate to get thick slices of zunka) spread 1/2 tsp ghee / oil on plate .  when water starts boiling , after 2-3 min reduce the flame , slowly add roasted flour  from one hand and mix well with other hand (just like u do upma). Let it be on low flame for 5 min , mix well in between . You may feel difficult to mix after adding complete flour as it thickens , slowly mix .

Now transfer the content of kadai to plate and spread with spachula immediately spread chopped coriander and grated dry coconut / desiccated  coconut and tap with spachula . Let it cool for 3-4 min now cut it with a knife to desired shapes .

Yummy zunka is ready to serve with hot -hot chapatti / roti.

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