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Capsicum Besan (Chick Pea Flour) Curry

Jhunka Bhakar is a very popular Maharashtrian delicacy. Jhunka/Pitla in Marathi is a besan gravy which is generally served with Rice flat bread/Bhakri.    

Ingredients:
Capsicum/Green Bell Pepper - 1 big
Onion - 1 medium
Besan/Gram Flour/Chick Pea Flour - 2 tbsp heaped
Cilantro/Coriander leaves - about 1/2 cup 
Garlic - 5 big cloves
Curry Leaves - a sprig
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin/Jeera Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp
Salt
Oil

How to cook Marathi Jhunka:
  • Chop onions, capsicum either fine or medium. Finely chop cilantro, lengthwise slit green chilies and crush garlic cloves. Wash Curry leaves and pat them dry. 
  • In a bowl, mix the gram flour, turmeric, little salt with about 1/2 cup water. Mix well to avoid lumps. Consistency is thinner than pakoda/bhajia batter.
  • In a kadhai/wok, add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and crushed garlic. Sauté for about a minute and add chopped onions.
  • After about 5 minutes add chopped capsicum and slit green chilies. Add little salt and saute till capsicum gets cooked.
  • Add the gram flour liquid, chopped cilantro and continue stirring. Cook until besan thickens and it starts boiling.
Turn off the heat and serve Capsicum Besan Jhunka with chapati or rice roti.
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  1. Pavithra SrihariApril 23, 2010 at 1:26 PM

    Hey am sure Besan with capsicum is one of the best combos. Curry looks very good.

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  2. PranisKitchenApril 23, 2010 at 1:47 PM

    capsicum besan currry looks delicious.the combination is good.i like capsicum.
    its a good combo with chapati..we have to add more coriander leaves or just for seasoning..thanks for sharing another mh delicacy

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  3. UmaApril 23, 2010 at 1:51 PM

    Thanks Pavithra and Prani for the lovely words.

    Prani, I use coriander leaves generously, about 1/3 cup chopped coriander.

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  4. UmaApril 23, 2010 at 1:55 PM

    Prani, I edited my post accordingly. thanks for bringing this to my notice.

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  5. Priya SureshApril 23, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    I prepared the same junka with okra long back, capsicum besan curry looks truly yummy..

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  6. MeenaApril 23, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    nice post, uma..like the ingredients a lot!

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  7. Siddhi ShirsatApril 23, 2010 at 3:59 PM

    hey uma how r u?...i missed mny of ur earlier posta as i dint nt gt tym 2 do blog hopping...loved this jhunka bakar...yummy combo...jhunka looks nice n healthy n nice addtion wid capsicum

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  8. AnonymousApril 23, 2010 at 4:05 PM

    curry looks delicious

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  9. UnknownApril 23, 2010 at 4:44 PM

    delicious curry looks yummy..never tried this combo..sure will try it soon...

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  10. DoriApril 23, 2010 at 5:57 PM

    Nice and simple, healthy and looks tasty :)

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  11. सहज समाधि आश्रमApril 23, 2010 at 10:57 PM

    oh god..i have no comments

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  12. Sushma MallyaApril 23, 2010 at 11:42 PM

    Simple & i really liked this one....

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  13. Jayanthy KumaranApril 24, 2010 at 12:13 AM

    Nice and wonderful recipe. so drool worthy. delicious.

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  14. abhiApril 24, 2010 at 12:24 AM

    koi bhi dish ho agar besan ki to humein pasand aati hi hai...and this is also looking so perfect :)

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  15. SathyaSridharApril 24, 2010 at 2:41 AM

    Wooow,,Uma nice curry in capsicum looks delicious dear..

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  16. Aruna ManikandanApril 24, 2010 at 5:41 AM

    adding flour to capsicum sounds new to me and very interesting dear....
    Thx. for sharing :-)

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  17. PreetiApril 24, 2010 at 8:51 AM

    looks delicious uma ..... I love capsicum and always on a look out to try some thing new ....

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  18. kshipraApril 24, 2010 at 9:13 AM

    Hi uma curry looks delicious and besan must be giving lot of flavor to the dish.

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  19. SimplyfoodApril 24, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    This curry looks delicious I love all yoghurt based sauces.Simply delicious.

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  20. JiboombaaApril 24, 2010 at 10:01 AM

    Good Capsicum curry with Besan. I liked it.

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  21. Madhura ManojApril 24, 2010 at 1:09 PM

    Nice combo.Looks delicious & easy.

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  22. hamaarethoughts.comApril 24, 2010 at 3:39 PM

    good..I will try..never heard or seen that!

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  23. KrishnaveniApril 24, 2010 at 6:04 PM

    looks delicious and i'm going to try it for roti

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  24. arthiApril 24, 2010 at 8:13 PM

    this curry looks tasty. going to try today :)

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  25. UnknownApril 24, 2010 at 8:52 PM

    great tasty curry have to try in your style uma

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  26. UnknownApril 25, 2010 at 2:17 AM

    THis dish is one of my favourites...I cook it quite often...

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  27. UmaApril 25, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    Thanks Priya, Meena, Siddhi, Ammu, Swapna, Meeso, Rajeev, Sushma, Jay, Abhi, Sathya, Aruna, Preeti, Kshipra, Simply.Food, Sridevi, Madhura, Harman, Krishnaveni, Arthi, Knk, Kamalika for stopping by and the lovely comments.

    Priya, okra is such a nice option.

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  28. DoriMay 5, 2010 at 7:18 PM

    I loved it! My daughter and I had this for dinner the other night and we both could not get enough! We kept mmmming it the whole time! I'm linking it from my blog :)

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  29. UmaMay 6, 2010 at 6:43 AM

    am glad Meeso that you and your daughter liked the curry. Thanks for the feedback Meeso!

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