Maharashtrian Paneer Thecha

Name: Maharashtrian Paneer Thecha
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 5 Green chilli; 10-12 Garlic pods; 1/2 cup Peanut; 1/2 cup Coriander leaves; 1 tsp pink Salt; 1/4 cup Raw mango (grated); 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 100 gram Paneer/ cottage cheese (cut into cubes); 1/2 cup Mustard oil for shallow frying

Kalpana Rai @cook_26263526

Ghaziabad

#CA2025
#Maharashtra region
Thecha is a popular Maharashtrian spicy chutney made with roasted green chilli,garlic ,peanut,raw mango and coriander leaves.I made a fusion dish, I made thecha coated paneer.It was so tasty,spicy and tangy .Teekha,meetha and khatta!

Kalpana Rai @cook_26263526

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Ingredients

40 min

2 people

5Green chilli
10-12Garlic pods
1/2 cupPeanut
1/2 cupCoriander leaves
1 tsppink Salt
1/4 cupRaw mango (grated)
1 tbspLemon juice
100 gramPaneer/ cottage cheese (cut into cubes)
1/2 cupMustard oil for shallow frying

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Steps

40 min

1

Dry roast green chilli,garlic and salt.Add peanut and roast for 4-5 min.Keep it aside.
2

In a vegetable chopper,chop roasted green chilli,garlic, peanut, coriander leaves,raw mango and salt.Then grind it in a mortar.Add lemon juice and mix.
3

Take paneer pieces,cover it with thecha from all the sides.Prepare all the pieces like this.Keep them in the fridge for 10 min.
4

Heat mustard oil in a frying pan,fry 4 pieces at a time until golden brown from all the sides on low to medium heat.
5

Your spicy,tangy paneer thecha is ready to serve.Enjoy!

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Kalpana Rai @cook_26263526

on April 30, 2025 05:59

Ghaziabad

I'm a passionate and experimental cook with extensive cooking exposure. Most of my recipes are inherited from my mother and have a twist of my cooking exposure.