Thecha - where were you all these days ?
There is a Al Adeel grocery supermarket in Karama district of Dubai that sells practically every food item of regional ethnic Indian cuisine. In this shop, I came across many items that I was never aware of and I also saw those Marathi culinary items that I had almost forgotten during my stay abroad. One such item was Thecha – a staple dish of Marathi farmer’s lunch box. I bought Kolhapuri Thecha – made by Pravin and marketed by Satara base firm Choradia Food Products.The packaging of this product is very international standard. It tastes yummy and zingy and now is important and essential part of my kitchen experimentation. When I googled ‘Thecha’, I came across a Blog that gave recipe with green chilli. The packaged food I have is with red one. Thecha: Marathi chutney made with fresh chilies and garlic. Take about 15 chilies and 4 cloves of garlic, destem the chilies. Heat a skillet and put the chilies and garlic (whole) on it…add abt 3 tbsps of water, cover and let cook for abt 10 m...