Chicken Thokku

 

This Chicken thokku recipe – made with freshly roasted ingredients, makes it absolutely flavorful , spicy and delicious. It goes very well with hot piping rice or soft rotis. I have not made it almost dry, you can switch it off according to the consistency you wish. It is quite spicy for the measurements given. Please reduce or add the spicyness according to your taste buds.

Chicken Thokku Ingredients:

• Chicken – 500 gm
• Onion – 2
• Sesame oil / Gingelly oil – 2 tsp
• Garlic – 10 , chopped
• salt – as per taste
• Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
• Kashmiri red chilly powder – 1 tsp
• Curd/Yoghurt – 1/4 cup
• Water

To roast and grind –

• Dry red chilly – 5
• Coriander seeds – 2 tbsp
• Pepper – 1.5 tsp
• Jeera – 1 tsp
• Cinnamon – 1 inch
• Clove – 4
• Cardamom – 3
• Kapok bud – 1 ( optional )
• Star anise – 1 ( optional )
• Fennel seeds/ sombu – 1 tsp
• Grated coconut – 1/4 cup

Method:

1. Dry roast all the ingredients listed under ‘to roast and grind’ . Let it cool , then grind them together to a powder.
2. Heat oil in a pan, saute garlic and onions. Add salt saute till the onions become soft.
3. Add turmeric powder , chicken and the grounded masala . Mix well .
4. Add water and curd and let the chicken get cooked well and the water shall be evaporated and it get to a thokku consistency.

Chicken thokku is ready to be enjoyed with piping hot rice or rotis.