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Thecha – The Green Chilly Dip

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Thecha – The Green Chilly Dip is a green chilly based paste used  mostly  as side dish or as an addition to the curries or pulao to make it more flavorful & spicy.
Maharashtra is the third most largest state of India area wise is popular for it’s variety of regional cuisine. The food habits differ from region to region. K belongs to Vidharbha region and   I was introduced to this  spicy cuisine and the importance of various masala and chutneys after marriage.

Thecha – The Green Chilly Dip which I am sharing today is a side dip eaten in its raw form with pouring of extremely hot oil. It is usually eaten with  tomato chutney or any vegetable curry. K sometimes eat it with roti or jowar Bhakri. I am so amazed at how this people eat so much chilly. But my inlaws say it is due to the regions climate. And the reason people are tolerant to heat. Vidharbha is located in the center of India. And has an extreme and dry  climate . Both summers & winters are equally harsh. And this is one of the reasons, people adapt to food according to it.
Literally Thecha means to pound, crush (In hindi Thechna or kuchalna). Originally thecha was made using imam dasta (Iron based mortar pestle)  or sil batta ( stone based mortar & pestle). But now as I don’t have any of this two, I grind it to coarse paste using a grinder to make a coarse paste. The ingredients used to make it are

Many of my recipes like Dahi Bada , Pulaos and many other have Thecha as their ingredient.  This crushed paste can easily be stored up to two weeks in an airtight bottle in refrigerator.

Yields 220 gm

Thecha – The Green Chilly Dip

Thecha - The Green Chilly Dip is a green chilly based paste used mostly  as side dish or as an addition to the Curries or Pulao to make it more flavorful & spicy.

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Ingredients

  • 200 gm Green Chilly (stalks removed)
  • 6-7 garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • few sprigs of coriander leaves
  • 4 tbsp water

Instructions

  1. Add all the ingredients in grinder jar.
  2. Add water (Try using as less water as possible)
  3. Grind to a coarse pate
  4. Store in airtight glass container in fridge.
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Nutrition

Calories

78 cal

Fat

1 g

Carbs

14 g

Protein

4 g
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