Cabbage zunka recipe | How to make Maharashtrian spicy Jhunka
Cabbage zunka or Jhunka is a traditional Maharashtrian vegetarian side dish recipe which is also popular in Karnataka and Goa.
Equipment
- Cooking pan
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 small cabbage 3 cups chopped
- 4 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- ½ cup chopped onion
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ¾ tsp salt as per taste
- ½ cup besan flour gram flour
- Coriander leaves to garnish
Instructions
Preparation:
- Clean and chop or grate cabbage.
- Also, finely chop garlic and onion.
Recipe:
- Heat 4 tbsp of oil in a large pan preferably a nonstick pan.
- Add 1tsp mustard seeds and 1 tsp of cumin seeds.
- Let the mustard seeds crackle and add 1 tbsp of garlic.
- Next, add a half cup of onions and saute two minutes until they become transparent.
- Add cabbage, saute few seconds and add 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
- Sprinkle a few tsp of water, cover the pan with a lid and cook for five minutes.
- Cook cabbage till water evaporates, add 1/2 tsp of chilli powder and 1/2 tsp of garam masala.
- Add 3/4 tsp of salt as per taste.
- Next, add 1/2 cup of roasted gram flour (besan/chickpea flour) and mix well.
- Reduce the heat source to lower the setting and cover the pan for five minutes.
- Saute the gram flour well with cabbage masala.
- In a few minutes, the cabbage and gram flour become dry cooked sabzi. Scrap the sides and bottom of the pan and combine well to get the roasted effect.
- Sprinkle few coriander leaves and switch off the cabbage junka.
- Serve with bajra or wheat rotis or chapattis.
Video
Notes
Tips:
1) I use already roasted gram flour for this zunka. If you use fresh besan flour, just give it some extra roasting time in the pan.
2) The same recipe can be used for capsicum and other such veggies. Plain zunka without any vegetables also taste great like pan-cooked pakodas. 3) Use more chilli powder for an extra spicier version.
1) I use already roasted gram flour for this zunka. If you use fresh besan flour, just give it some extra roasting time in the pan.
2) The same recipe can be used for capsicum and other such veggies. Plain zunka without any vegetables also taste great like pan-cooked pakodas. 3) Use more chilli powder for an extra spicier version.
Nutrition
Calories: 180kcal
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