Georgian cuisine is built on contrasts. First of all, these are meat, vegetables, great sauces and spices. In recent years, its popularity has grown steadily. So we suggest trying these 20 delicious Georgian recipes!
1. Khinkali
Large and beautiful bags of meat and aromatic broth.
You will need: 500 g flour, 300 ml water, 500 g beef, 100 g lard, 100 g onions, 2 cloves of garlic, 1.5 tsp. salt, spices, cilantro.
Preparation: Pass the beef and lard through a meat grinder, add finely chopped onions, garlic, cilantro and spices, and about 150 ml of water. From flour, the remaining water and salt, knead an elastic dough, roll it out, fold it, roll it out again - and so about 10 times.
Cut a layer 3 mm thick, lay out the filling and roll the khinkali with a bag. Cook them in portions in a large saucepan, stirring vigorously so that they do not stick together. Boil for 2-3 minutes after they float.
2. Khachapuri
Found a recipe for you that you can cook yourself.
You will need: 500 g flour, 2 tsp each sugar and salt, 10 g of yeast, 250 ml of milk, 100 ml of water, 100 ml of vegetable oil, 700 g of suluguni, 3 eggs, butter.
Preparation: Mix flour with sugar, salt and yeast, and add warm milk and water there. In the process, stir in vegetable oil and leave the dough for half an hour. Divide it into three parts, roll it out and put the suluguni filling into the boats. Bake for 15 minutes in the oven at 250 degrees, beat in the egg and send back to the oven for a minute.
3. Phali
A simple Georgian vegetable snack, even for a holiday, even for every day.
You will need: 200 g green beans, 200 g beets, 1 bunch of spinach, 200 g walnuts, 1 head of garlic, salt, coriander, hot pepper, cilantro.
Preparation: Grind garlic, hot peppers, cilantro, walnuts and spices in a blender. Separately boil and chop beets, beans and spinach until smooth. Divide the nut mass into three parts, add to the vegetables and form into colorful balls.
4. Satsivi
The main chicken dish during any Georgian feast.
You will need: 1.5 kg of chicken fillet, 200 g of walnuts, 600 ml of broth, 1 onion, 1 tsp. hops-suneli, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 bunch of cilantro, spices.
Preparation: Combine nuts, garlic, 1/4 onion, broth and spices in a blender. Boil the chicken with the remaining onion until half cooked and put in the oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees. Before serving, the fields are sauce and sprinkle with cilantro.
5. Chakhokhbili
Delicious and flavorful chicken with vegetables is like a sauce and a main course at the same time.
You will need: 1.2 kg of chicken, 80 g of butter, 600 g of onion, 200 ml of broth, 300 g of tomatoes, 1 tsp. flour, 40 ml of 3% vinegar, 4 cloves of garlic, 60 g of basil, herbs and spices.
Preparation: Lightly fry the flour and fry the onions separately in butter. Chop the garlic with spices, and finely chop the tomatoes. Fry the chicken pieces and then add all the other ingredients with spices and herbs to them. Carcasses covered for about an hour.
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6. Ajapsandali
Georgian ratatouille based on eggplant, pepper and carrot.
You will need: 1 kg of eggplant, 0.5 kg of carrots, 0.5 kg of pepper, 1 hot pepper, 250 g of onion, 5 cloves of garlic, 700 g of tomatoes, 50 g of basil, cilantro and parsley, spices.
Preparation: Cut the eggplants into slices, salt and leave for half an hour, then rinse and drain. Fry them in portions on both sides and put them in a cauldron. The next layers are fried peppers, fried onions with carrots, herbs with garlic, grated tomatoes and spices. Stir everything and simmer for 15 minutes, covered over low heat.
7. Nadugi with mint
An unusual creamy curd snack, which is served in Georgia with main dishes.
You will need: 8 suluguni cakes, 2 tsp. dry mint or a few sprigs of fresh, 300 g of soft curd infused.
Preparation: Mix nadugi cottage cheese with mint and add spices to taste. Carefully wrap about a spoonful of the mixture in cone-shaped suluguni sheets.
eight.Georgian vegetable salad
Here's what makes a simple cucumber and tomato salad so special!
You will need: 1 cucumber, 1 tomato, 1 red onion, basil, parsley, cilantro, dill, 60 ml of vegetable oil, 20 ml of balsamic, salt, pepper, saffron, 40 g of walnuts, garlic.
Preparation: Chop vegetables at random and chop the onions with feathers. Finely chop the nuts and all the herbs with garlic, mix with butter, balsamic and spices. Season the salad.
9. Badrijani
Eggplant rolls with cheese and nut filling.
You will need: 4 eggplants, 215 g walnuts, 1 head of garlic, 2 tbsp. wine vinegar, 1 onion, 50 g of suluguni, 1 tsp each. coriander and hop-suneli, 2 tbsp. pomegranate seeds, 1 bunch of cilantro.
Preparation: Cut the eggplants into thin slices, cover with salt water and leave for half an hour. Fry them, and during this time finely chop all the other ingredients for the filling. Add spices, vinegar and pomegranate seeds there, put the eggplant on plates and roll the rolls.
10. Lobio
A fragrant and very satisfying Georgian dish of beans with fragrant herbs.
You will need: 800 g red beans, 0.5 bunch of cilantro, 2 tsp. coriander, 4 onions, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 tbsp. wine vinegar, spices.
Preparation: Soak the beans overnight, and then boil them until tender and partly knead. Finely chop and fry the onion, chop the herbs with garlic, and mix everything with vinegar and spices.
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11. Chashushuli
The stew of Georgian beef is traditionally garnished with herbs and pomegranate seeds.
You will need: 1 kg of beef, 250 g of onion, 350 g of tomatoes, 2 cloves of garlic, a bunch of cilantro and basil, spices, pomegranate.
Preparation: Chop the meat and onion, pour 0.5 cups of water and stew until soft, periodically adding water. Add peeled and chopped tomatoes and carcasses until tender. Finally add herbs, spices and garlic, stir and remove from heat after 10 minutes. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.
12. Chakapuli
Another type of stew, this time with plums.
You will need: 700 g of beef, 150 g of green plums, 200 g of tarragon, 200 g of green onions, 150 g of cilantro, 30 g of garlic, 2 green peppers, 1 glass of white wine, 2 glasses of water, spices.
Preparation: Cut the meat and fry a little right in the cauldron. Add chopped onion, cilantro, tarragon, pepper and garlic. Add whole plums and pour in wine. When it boils, add water, and covered with mascara for 20 minutes over low heat.
13. Chicken tobacco
The main star of Georgian restaurants around the world.
You will need: 1 chicken (700-800 g), salt and pepper, 35 g sour cream, 1.5 tbsp. butter, 3 cloves of garlic.
Preparation: Rinse the chicken, cut along the breast to the spine and spread out like a book. Beat with a kitchen hammer, salt, pepper and grease with sour cream. Put in a frying pan in hot butter and fry under the press. If desired, then send the meat to the oven. Top with crushed garlic.
14. Chvishtari
Cornbreads with cheese are amazingly combined with garlic or cheese sauce.
You will need: 280 g of corn flour, 100 ml of milk, 100 ml of water, a pinch of sugar, 30 g of butter, 100 ml of vegetable oil, 300 g of suluguni.
Preparation: Mix cold milk with hot water and cornmeal. Add sugar, salt and slightly soft butter there. Cut the cheese into long thin strips, and divide the finished dough into pieces. Flatten each piece into a flat cake, wrap the cheese in it and fry in a pan.
15. Puri
We will tell you how to make Georgian bread at home.
You will need: 300 ml of water, 400 g of flour, 1.5 tsp. salt, 0.5 tsp. dry yeast.
Preparation: Mix yeast with warm water and let sit for 10 minutes. Add salt, flour, knead the dough, and put it in the heat for 2 hours. Divide it into 2 parts, shape each into an elongated loaf, stretch it into a diamond and make a hole in the center. Bake for 10-15 minutes at 240 degrees.
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16. Chikhirtma
Interesting chicken soup with eggs and cornmeal.
You will need: 1 chicken, 2 onions, 1 bunch of cilantro, 2 tbsp. flour, 3 yolks, 2 tbsp. butter, 2 tbsp. wine vinegar, 1 tbsp. saffron, spices.
Preparation: Pour 2 liters of water over the chicken and cook until soft, about an hour, and place on a dish. Chop the onion and sauté in butter. Add it to the boiling broth. Add chopped cilantro and flour diluted in a small amount of liquid there.
Chop the chicken, return to the pot and season. Finally, add the yolks, grated with saffron, and pour into the broth, stirring constantly. Everything will be ready in 2-3 minutes!
17. Kharcho
The most popular, hearty and rich Georgian soup.
You will need: 400 g beef, 3 onions, 4 tablespoons rice, 500 g tomatoes, garlic, cilantro, herbs, spices.
Preparation: Pour 2 liters of water over the meat and leave to cook for 1-1.5 hours after boiling. Chop and fry the onion until soft, and add the chopped boiled meat to it. After a couple of minutes, add a little broth and simmer covered for 15 minutes.
Stir the contents of the pan with the chopped tomatoes and transfer to the main saucepan with the broth and add the rice. Reduce heat and add spices 5 minutes after boiling. At the very end, put the herbs and garlic in a saucepan and let the soup steep.
18. Churchkhela
In fact, it is very easy to prepare, but you need a place to hang the churchkhela to dry.
You will need: 2 liters of grape juice, 200 g of nuts, 200 g of flour, 100 g of sugar.
Preparation: Peel the nuts and put them on a tight thread. Boil the grape juice over low heat for about 2 hours, periodically adding sugar. When it has cooled slightly, add flour and stir. Boil the mass again to the state of a thick jelly - there will be about a quarter of the original volume. Dip the bunches of nuts three times in the juice, air dry and leave to ripen in a cotton towel in a dry, dark place for 1-2 months.
19. Pelamushi
A kind of corn jelly with grape juice.
You will need: 1 liter of grape juice, 140 g of wheat flour, 60 g of corn flour, 2 tbsp. Sahara.
Preparation: Strain the freshly squeezed grape juice and cook over low heat for 3 hours. Leave it to brew overnight, strain through a sieve, pour 0.5 l and mix with flour with a mixer. Mix the mixture with 0.5 liters of pure grape harvest, bring to a boil and boil for another 10 minutes. In the process, add sugar, pour into molds and leave to set.
20. Gozinaki
They are Kozinaki. Prepared on the basis of nuts and honey.
You will need: 700 g of nuts to taste, 480 g of honey.
Preparation: Roast and chop the nuts finely. Pour the honey into the skillet and bring it almost to a boil. Mix it with nuts, knead the mass well, let cool slightly and put in a mold or shape into balls.