Thecha / kharda

 Thecha or kharda is authentic Maharashtrian recipe made up of green or red chilly.It is generally served with jowari or bajra bhakari (roti).It is an extra spicy side dish which goes with any traditional thalli.

Ingredient.....

1. Green chillies (broad and long)-10-15
2. Garlic 20 cloves
3. Cumin seeds/jeera 1 tbsp
4. Salt to taste.
5. Two red chillies
6. Pinch turmeric.(to get nice colour)
7. Lemon half 
8. Mustard oi for marrination 2tbspoon
9. Oil for shallow frying

Pictorial recipe
  

Wash and pat dry green chilies and cut them into two.

Shallow fry or roast it by using few drops of oil.

Roast  it from all the sides.

In the same way roast garlic.

Roast cumin seeds on low flame .

Take all the roasted ingredients all together with salt .

Coarsely grind it in mixture or by using mortar and pestle.

Add two small red chillies while grinding.

do not use water while grinding and dont grind too much to form a paste.

Take the mixture or the raw thecha on the gridle and add 4-5 tbsp of oil to it.

Add pinch of turmeric to it ,this gives nice colour to our thecha.

Add in half lemon juice to it .

Add finely chopped coriander .

Saute for 1-2 min and our Thecha ready to go with Bhakari.