Pictorial Guidance:

Place a pan and preheat it.

Pour and heat oil in a pan over medium heat.

Add the masala spices to the pan.

Sauté it for few seconds.

Add finely sliced onions.

Sauté until they turn golden brown.

Add chopped tomatoes.

Now add salt on to the tomatoes so that it smashes well.

Meanwhile add the spices like garlic, ginger, green chilies, mint leaves, coriander leaves, pepper to the mixer jar.

And grind it to the coarse paste.

Cook the tomatoes until they become soft.

Once the tomatoes are smashed well add the paste on to it.

Mix it well.

Sauté well until the raw smell goes.

Now add 2 tsp of Kashmiri red chilli powder.

Add 3 tsp of coriander powder on to it.

Now add ½ tsp of jeera powder to the mixture.

Next add garam masala - ½ tsp.

Add turmeric powder - ¼ tsp.

Next add 1 tbsp of thick curd to the mixture.

Now add 1 kg of chicken to the mixture.

Add required amount of salt to the dish and sauté it for few minutes.

Now add 200 ml of water to the chicken and cook well.

Sauté the chicken well for few minutes.

Cover the pan with lid and cook on medium heat for about 10-15 minutes.

Sauté until the chicken is cooked through and tender.

Cook for another few minutes to get a thicker consistency.

Finally garnish the chicken thokku with chopped coriander leaves and turn off the flame.

Our delicious chicken thokku is ready to serve hot with rice, roti. chapati or paratha.