Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Thecha Recipe | Chilli Thecha Chutney - Kolhapuri Style is a vegetarian maharashtrian chutney made with red chilli, garlic, and peanut in about 20 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 1 Box
  • Category: chutney
  • Cuisine: maharashtrian

Ingredients

  • 15 red chilli
  • 10 cloves garlic
  • ¼ cup peanut
  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp coriander (chopped)

Method

  1. Firstly, in a kadai take 15 red chilli, 10 cloves garlic, and ¼ cup peanut.
  2. Roast on low flame till the chillis are half cooked.
  3. Add 2 tsp oil, 1 tsp cumin and roast well.
  4. Cover and cook on low flame till the chilli softens fully.
  5. Cool completely, and transfer to the mortar pestle.
  6. Crush slowly till the chatni is formed.
  7. Also add ½ tsp salt, 2 tbsp coriander and crush slightly.
  8. Once everything is well combined transfer to a bowl.
  9. Finally, enjoy Mirch Thecha Recipe with roti or rice.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.