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Kolhapuri Thecha Recipe By Chef Ajay Chopra

Name: Kolhapuri Thecha Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup soaked dry red chillies; 1 cup garlic cloves; 1 cup peanuts; 6-7 tbsp oil; salt to taste; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp asafoetida; 7-9 curry leaves

Kolhapuri Thecha Recipe

Ajay Chopra

Kolhapuri Thecha is a popular accompaniment in Maharashtrian meals. Chef Ajay Chopra brings the recipe for this fiery an ... Read More

Preparation Time

10-15 Min

Cooking Time

10-12 Min

Meal Type

others

Difficulty

MEDIUM

Ingredients For Kolhapuri Thecha Recipe

For Kolhapuri Thecha
- 1 cup soaked dry red chillies
- 1 cup garlic cloves
- 1 cup peanuts
- 6-7 tbsp oil
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp asafoetida
- 7-9 curry leaves

How to make Kolhapuri Thecha Recipe?

Soak the dry red chillies for 3-4 hours.
Roast the peanuts in a pan.
Take a mortar and pestle, put the soaked red chillies, garlic cloves and peanuts and grind them together with a little bit of oil. Add some salt while grinding.
Go on adding the soaked red chillies gradually and continue the grinding. Grind the mixture coarsely.
Next, heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves and cook the thecha in it.
Serve the Kolhapuri thecha with bhakri, thalipeeth or paratha.

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Soak the dry red chillies for 3-4 hours.

Roast the peanuts in a pan.

Take a mortar and pestle, put the soaked red chillies, garlic cloves and peanuts and grind them together with a little bit of oil. Add some salt while grinding.

Go on adding the soaked red chillies gradually and continue the grinding. Grind the mixture coarsely.

Next, heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves and cook the thecha in it.

Serve the Kolhapuri thecha with bhakri, thalipeeth or paratha.

Kolhapuri Thecha is a popular accompaniment in Maharashtrian meals. Thecha is quite similar to chutney but is spicier. It is a staple in Maharashtrian meals. In fact, a variety of thechaa are made in Maharashtrian households. Literally, thecha means to grind or crush.

Here, chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for the famous Kolhapuri Thecha which as the name suggests originated in the Kolhapur region of Maharashtra. Made from red chillies, garlic, mustard seeds and crunchy peanuts, this thecha is fingrelickingly good.

Spice up your meals with the Kolhapuri Thecha.

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