This Thecha Recipe is a spicy, crunchy and coarsely ground chutney condiment made with green chillies (mirchi), peanuts and garlic. This flavorful Mirchi Thecha Chutney brings a lot of flavor and perks up your meals.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 1 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: 6 minutes
  • Yield: 3
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Cuisine: Indian, Maharashtrian

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons peanuts ((raw) - with or without skin)
  • 3 to 4 green chilies (- chopped roughly)
  • 6 to 7 garlic cloves (- kept whole or halved)
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • salt (as required)

Method

  1. Heat oil in a small frying pan or tawa.
  2. Add the garlic and green chilies and sauté for 15 seconds on low to medium-low heat. There is no need to brown the garlic or green chillies.
  3. Add the peanuts and sauté stirring often till the peanuts become crunchy and crisp.
  4. Keep on stirring frequently, so that there is even browning and the peanuts do not get burnt.
  5. Set aside this thecha mixture to cool.
  6. In a mortar-pestle, add this mixture and crush till you get a semi-coarse powder.You can also choose to grind the sautéed ingredients in a small mixer-grinder jar or blender. Do not grind at a stretch, but grind in intervals of some seconds.
  7. Serve Thecha with bhakri, paratha, vada pav, batata vada and even as a side dish condiment with your everyday meal.

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.