Maharashtra

Thecha

Name: Thecha
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Maharashtrian
Ingredients: Green chilli, about 15, thick; 8 cloves garlic; 1/4 cup roasted peanuts; 1 tsp cumin seeds; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1 tsp lemon juice

Green chillies and garlic charred and pounded with peanuts. Kolhapur's chutney for the brave.

15 minTime

2 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayCharred chillies, garlic and peanuts, pounded.

The original

56kcalsame

2 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

15minutessame

Classic thecha.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Green chilliabout 15, thick

Garlic8 cloves

Peanuts¼ cup, roasted

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Salt1 tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp

Lemon juice1 tsp

Method

3 steps

1Heat oil and char the green chillies and garlic on medium high, tossing, until blistered.
2Add cumin and peanuts and toss for a minute.
3Pound everything with coriander, salt and lemon in a mortar to a coarse paste, or pulse briefly.

Serve it like this

Serve hot on a plate, with a few fresh coriander leaves on top.

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