Mirchi cha Thecha is a Maharashtrian dish served an accompaniment. If you want the food to be more spicy, you can have this along with your regular food to lift up its taste. This chatpata Maharashtrian hirvi mirchi thecha is sure to add a lot of excitement to your meal!
A delectably spicy combo of green chillies, garlic, peanuts and coriander, the Green Chilli Thecha can be ground in a mixer but will taste even better if you patiently crush it in a mortal-pestle! Thecha can also be made with fresh red chillies.
My husband and I love this thecha because of its spicy taste and garlic flavour.
INGREDIENTS:
Green chillies … about 1 cup (chopped)
Garlic ………….. 1/4 cup
Peanuts ………. 1/4 cup
Fresh coriander … 1 tbsp (chopped)
Salt ………….. to taste
Oil……….. 2 tbsps (preferably peanut oil)
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Wash the chillies and dry them with a kitchen towel. Cut them into big pieces.
- Heat oil in a pan and fry the peanuts. Remove them into a bowl.If you are using roasted peanuts then you don’t need to fry them.
- In the same oil tip in the chillies and saute them a little. Add the garlic pieces together with the chillies.
- Remove them into a bowl and let them cool.
- Grind all the ingredients coarsely adding a little salt to taste.
- Saute the coriander leaves and add them to the ground chutney.
NOTES:
- This chutney is very spicy on the first day when you make and it becomes less spicy the next days
- If possible use light green chilies for this recipe. They are less spicy.
- You can also remove the seeds of the chillies.
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