Maharashtrian Green Chilli Thecha Recipe

An exciting side dish had along with many of the Maharashtrian thalipeeth. It is made with green chillis and garlic with a tadka of mustard seeds and hing.

Archana Doshi
 Maharashtrian Green Chilli Thecha Recipe
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Maharashtrian Green Chilli Thecha Recipe is an exciting side dish had along with many of the Maharashtrian thalipeeth. The spicy green chilli and the pungent garlic is coarsely ground and tempered with mustard seeds, hing to give it a spicy chatpata taste. You can make this in small batch and store it in your refrigerator for later use as well. The Thecha might be quiet fiery to taste but it goes very well with a nice hot Bajra Roti or Jowar Bhakri.

Serve the Maharashtrian Green Chilli Thecha Recipe along with Methi Thalipeeth or Bhakri along with nice cup of Gulkand chai.

If you are looking for more Chutney Recipes here are some : 

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Course: Side Dish
Diet: Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Preethi Turbo Chop
Prep in

10 M

Cooks in

5 M

Total in

15 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 15 Green Chillies , chopped
  • 10 cloves Garlic , chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
  • Salt , to taste

How to make Maharashtrian Green Chilli Thecha Recipe

  1. To begin making the Green Chilli Thecha recipe, first grind together the green chillies, garlic and salt to a coarse paste in a mortar and pestle or a blender.

  2. Place the ground chillies in a bowl or a bottle.

  3. In a tadka pan heat the oil over medium heat. Add the mustard seeds and once they splutter add the asafoetida and turn off the heat. 

  4. Pour this tempering over the green chilli thecha and mix well.

  5. Serve the Maharashtrian Green Chilli Thecha Recipe along with Methi Thalipeeth or Bhakri along with nice cup of Gulkand chai.