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| Ranjka/Thecha ~ A Chilli Preserve |
In Karnataka it’s traditional to make Ranjka also known as Thecha in Maharashtra. This was true as long as Amma could manage it. There used to be pickles, jams and sauces made according to the season. So in the season when red chilles were available ranjka was made.
Not
that I was keen to eat it but the pounding of ranjka in the mortar and pestle,
in kannada mortar is vallu and pestle is harikol was our job. I used to start
with enthusiasm and Chetana my sister, used to finish always grumbling that I
never finish what I start.
Ranjka
is made of red chillies and many a times garlic is not added. I had too many
green chillies (never tell all the family members going out to get chillies) so
I made this with green chillies. The flavours were just as hot!
