Georgian Recipes
11 recipes from Georgian cuisine, including Khinkali, Chakhokhbili (Georgian Chicken and Tomato Stew) and Tkemali. 6 are vegetarian and 0 take less than 30 minutes.
Kharcho
Georgia's beef and rice soup, soured with tkemali plum sauce and thickened with ground walnuts — warm with khmeli-suneli spices, hot with chilli and heaped with fresh coriander.
Chkmeruli (Georgian Chicken in Garlic Cream)
A dish from Racha in western Georgia — a flattened young chicken fried crisp under a weight, then baked in a clay dish in a sauce of garlic, cream and milk that bubbles up around the golden skin.
Chakhokhbili (Georgian Chicken and Tomato Stew)
Georgia's herb-laden chicken stew — chicken browned in its own fat, then stewed with heaps of onion and ripe tomato, garlic and khmeli-suneli and finished with a fistful of coriander, basil and dill.
Lobio (Georgian Kidney Bean Stew)
Georgia's everyday bean dish — red kidney beans stewed until soft, half-mashed with fried onion, crushed walnuts, garlic, coriander and khmeli-suneli and sharpened with vinegar. With no meat or dairy, it is a fasting-day staple.
Badrijani Nigvzit (Aubergine Rolls with Walnut Paste)
A fixture of every Georgian supra — thin slices of fried aubergine rolled around a garlicky walnut paste with coriander, fenugreek and vinegar and studded with pomegranate seeds.
Pkhali
Georgian vegetable pâté — blanched spinach pounded with walnuts, garlic, coriander and blue fenugreek, shaped into balls and studded with pomegranate seeds; served cold among the starters of a Georgian feast.
Satsivi
The Georgian walnut sauce of the New Year table — walnuts ground with garlic, blue fenugreek and coriander and thinned with chicken stock into a pale, spiced cream, served cold over poached chicken or turkey.
Adjika
Georgian red chilli and spice paste — dry-toasted, pounded and used in spoonfuls rather than dollops.
Khinkali
Georgian soup dumplings — pleated by hand, filled with spiced meat and broth, eaten by the knot and never with a fork.
Khachapuri Adjaruli
The Georgian cheese bread shaped like a boat, finished at the table with a raw egg and butter stirred into the molten centre.
Tkemali
The Georgian sour plum sauce — unripe plums cooked down with garlic, coriander and the herb ombalo, served with meat.
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes from Georgian cuisine are on svcs.bg?
11: 7 cooking recipes, 1 salad and 3 sauces.
What are the classic dishes from Georgian cuisine?
Among the recipes here: Khinkali, Chakhokhbili (Georgian Chicken and Tomato Stew) and Tkemali.
What is the quickest recipe from Georgian cuisine?
Pkhali, in about 30 minutes. Satsivi (40 min) and Adjika (40 min) are quick too.
Are there vegetarian recipes from Georgian cuisine?
Yes, 6 of the 11 are vegetarian, for example Lobio (Georgian Kidney Bean Stew), Badrijani Nigvzit (Aubergine Rolls with Walnut Paste) and Pkhali.
How is a recipe's cuisine decided?
By its tag: this page lists every recipe tagged "georgian". A recipe can belong to more than one cuisine.