I had this recipe on my file for quite some time now. One of our friends had grown Zucchini in their garden and had a bumper crop! So naturally the surplus bounty was distributed amongst friends. After using a lot of it in pastas and soups/stews and sandwiches, I wanted to try something different. So I decided to make Zucchini Jhunka/Zhunka!
It turned out to be really delicious and is made often at our house now! Its really simple. Peel and chop 2 medium or 1 large Zucchini into small pieces. Take abt 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add 1 tsp mustard seeds. When they crackle, add about 1/2 tsp asofoetida, 1 tsp turmeric powder and 2 tsp red chilli powder. Add the chopped Zucchini pieces. Saute till all the pieces are coated. Cover and cook for 4-5 mins. Add 1 tsp garam masala and saute. Add salt as per taste. Add about 3-4 tbsp besam/gram flour slowly to the Zucchini. Mix thoroughly. Cover and cook for 3-4 mins on medium heat. Stir again and take care that the bhaji does not stick to the bottom. Keep covering and cooking for the next 10 mins. The besan/gram flour should be thoroughly cooked.
It turned out to be really delicious and is made often at our house now! Its really simple. Peel and chop 2 medium or 1 large Zucchini into small pieces. Take abt 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add 1 tsp mustard seeds. When they crackle, add about 1/2 tsp asofoetida, 1 tsp turmeric powder and 2 tsp red chilli powder. Add the chopped Zucchini pieces. Saute till all the pieces are coated. Cover and cook for 4-5 mins. Add 1 tsp garam masala and saute. Add salt as per taste. Add about 3-4 tbsp besam/gram flour slowly to the Zucchini. Mix thoroughly. Cover and cook for 3-4 mins on medium heat. Stir again and take care that the bhaji does not stick to the bottom. Keep covering and cooking for the next 10 mins. The besan/gram flour should be thoroughly cooked.
Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with hot poli/roti/paratha!!
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Wow, that is a wonderful Zucchini preparation :) Looks good and spicy = yum
this is some brilliant tasty treat
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Easy and simple recipe, never tried zucchini in this way
nice recipe, looks so delicious..
Delicious..
gr8 recipe
Delicious.
Interesting and healthy zunka..
good love.. would love to try
very healty zunka.....
Never prepared this b4... yours look lovely.
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Absolutely love this Rupali. I would love to give it a try :)
wow wonderfull zuchini dish ..new to me..will try sometime
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Very nice recipe...
Looks yum and delicious.
Very new recipe n turned out good... Will try this....
I love the Zucchini jhunka, goes well with bhakri.
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nice and delicious recipe.
It looks delicious.
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Tried Jhunka with capsicum...loved it..will give this one a try soon
Ah! Zucchini in junka, sounds great
Deliciously prepared sabzi.
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This sounds and looks like a fabulous side dish for any type of Indian bread.
This looks delicious.. Interesting addition of gram flour...
Never tried zucchini this way,looks delicious...will give a try soon...
Oh wow, this looks so tasty!
Wow..luks irresistible.. :)
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Simple and delicious side dish
Zhunka with zucchini sounds good and healthy, bookmarked it will try it soon !
lovely recipe..looks tempting.
wow...the dish looks absolutely delicious...loved it !!!!!
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Sounds wonderful, different & tasty!
looks flavourful deliciously done
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