Jhunka Vadi Recipe - North Karnataka/Maharashtrian Speciality

Step 1: To begin making the Jhunka Vadi Recipe, dissolve the gram flour adding a little water at a time to make a thick batter

Step 2: Stir in the turmeric powder, lemon juice, asafoetida powder, salt and red chili powder and keep aside

Step 3: Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan; add in the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and allow them to crackle

Step 4: Add in the finely chopped onions, ginger, garlic and sauté until the onions become soft and translucent

Step 5: Stir in the gram flour mixture to the onions mixture

Step 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

Step 7: Turn off the heat and transfer the mixture to greased rectangular pan and spread the mixture evenly

Step 8: Cut the mixture into square or diamond shapes once the mixture cools

Step 9: Heat oil in a small pan; add in the sesame seeds and curry leaves and allow it to crackle

Step 10: Pour the sesame seeds over the gram flour cake and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve

Step 11: Pour the sesame seeds over the Jhunka Vadi and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve

Step 12: Serve the Jhunka Vadi Recipe as a snack during your tea time with Ginger Cardamom Chai