Description:

• Aazol's Varhadi Spicy Red Chilli Chutney is a fiery paste of hand-pounded red chilli and garlic that will make the dullest of meals racy.
• Not for the faint-hearted, this chutney is for all those who love their spice.
• The word thecha comes from the Marathi word for crushing.
• It refers to the style of prep – hand pounding red chilli, garlic and simple condiments to make a wet chutney in small batches.
• Native to Vidarbha (north-eastern Maharashtra), the recipe from Varhad speaks of a land where temperatures are high, and tolerance for spice, higher.
• Farmers make a daily meal of Zunka Bhakri Thecha, with a side of sliced onion.