Khinkali classic

Khinkali is an appetizing and satisfying dish of Georgian cuisine with a lot of meat and aromatic broth inside. This is a kind of oriental interpretation of Russian dumplings. In the article you will find 8 different recipes for making khinkali at home.

Classic Georgian khinkali at home

A classic recipe for making the famous Georgian khinkali. This dish will warm you up, fill you up and give you strength for the whole day; it can be served for lunch or dinner.

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   How to cook classic Georgian khinkali at home? First you need to knead the dough. Pour 500 milliliters of boiling water into a bowl.
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   Add a teaspoon of salt and vegetable oil, stir.
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   After this, add the sifted flour in parts. Start mixing the ingredients with a whisk.
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   Then place the dough on a floured table and knead it with your hands for 10 minutes.Wrap the finished dough in cling film and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour.
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   Cut the onion into very small cubes. Add onion to minced meat.
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   Also add cumin and a mixture of peppers, chopped cilantro and salt to taste.
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   Pour 200 milliliters of water into the bowl with the minced meat and mix well.
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   Knead the dough with your hands again and make strands out of it.
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   Then cut the dough into small pieces.
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    Roll each piece of dough into a thin circle.
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    Place about a tablespoon of meat filling onto the dough.
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    Gather the edges of the dough in the center and seal them well.
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    You will get blanks in the form of bundles.
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    Pour water into the pan, bring it to a boil, add salt to taste and lay out the preparations. Cook classic khinkali for 5 minutes after surfacing.
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    Serve khinkali hot according to the classic recipe with sauces and herbs to taste.

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How to cook delicious khinkali with minced meat and onions?

Khinkali with meat is an incredibly tasty national Georgian dish. The main charm of this dish is that the packages are almost half filled with aromatic meat broth.

Cooking time: 90 min.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Servings: 6-8.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat – 300 gr.
• Onions – 2 pcs.
• Wheat flour – 3 tbsp.
• Meat broth – 1 tbsp.
• Chicken egg – 1 pc.
• Water – 1 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Add salt, ground pepper and chopped onion to the minced meat, mix. Add broth little by little and stir. As a result, the minced meat should become viscous and sticky.

2. Sift the flour into a separate bowl, make a well in it and pour in water.

3. Break an egg into a glass, beat it with a whisk and add it to the flour in a bowl, mix.

4.Knead the dough until it becomes homogeneous and stops sticking to your hands. Leave the dough to rest for half an hour.

5. After this, roll out the dough thinly, cut out circles with a diameter of 10 centimeters.

6. Place meat filling on each circle. Then carefully gather the edges into the center to form pleats.

7. Secure the tails of the resulting bags well, then cut off the tops with a knife.

8. Cook the khinkali for 5-6 minutes after surfacing. Serve khinkali hot, sprinkled with ground pepper.

Bon appetit!

Step-by-step recipe for making khinkali with meat and potatoes

Khinkali with meat and potatoes will solve the problem of a hearty lunch or dinner. In addition, you can make khinkali in large quantities and prepare them for future use. Sculpting them is easy and interesting.

Cooking time: 90 min.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Servings: 10.

Ingredients:

• Water – 230 ml.
• Flour – 2 tbsp.
• Chicken egg – 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste.
• Beef – 600 gr.
• Potatoes – 1-2 pcs.
• Onions – 1-2 pcs.
• Cilantro - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Sift the flour into a bowl, add half a teaspoon of salt and break the egg.

2. Next, pour in 100-130 milliliters of very cold water and start kneading the dough.

3. When the dough becomes thick enough, knead it with your hands for 5-7 minutes, then put it in the freezer for 10 minutes.

4. Grind the beef and potatoes through a meat grinder. Chop the onion very finely and place the ingredients in a bowl.

5. Also add chopped cilantro, salt and ground pepper, mix well.

6. Then pour in 100 milliliters of water and knead the minced meat again.

7. Divide the dough into parts, roll them into ropes, cut each into equal parts.

8. Roll out the dough into thin round cakes.Place about a tablespoon of filling on each.

9. Gather the dough around the meat filling, forming folds and pinch it well in the center.

10. Boil the khinkali in boiling water for 5-7 minutes after surfacing.

11. Serve khinkali hot, with fresh herbs and ground pepper.

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How to make homemade khinkali with mushrooms delicious and easy?

Khinkali is a traditional Georgian dish that brings all family and friends together at the table. Although the mushroom filling is not classic, it deserves attention and is especially popular during Lent.

Cooking time: 70 min.

Cooking time: 50 min.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Mushrooms – 200 gr.
• Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Spices - to taste.
• Flour – 200 gr.
• Water – 70-100 ml.

Cooking process:

1. Sift flour into a bowl, add salt and pour in water. Knead the dough for 7-10 minutes until it becomes soft and smooth. Leave the dough in the freezer for 10 minutes.

2. Cut the mushrooms into small cubes.

3. Fry the mushrooms in vegetable oil until golden brown, add salt and spices.

4. Roll out the dough thinly, using a mold, cut out round pieces with a diameter of 10-12 centimeters. Place a little mushroom filling on each circle of dough. Gather the edges of the dough in a circle and fasten it well, you will get plump bags with filling.

5. Boil khinkali in salted water until they float. Serve them hot with butter.

Bon appetit!

Khinkali with Suluguni cheese

Khinkali and Suluguni are bright representatives of Georgian cuisine, the fame of which has long spread throughout the world. We propose to combine them. Suluguni cheese has a pleasant creamy taste, moderately salty, which makes it an ideal filling for khinkali.

Cooking time: 120 min.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Suluguni – 500 gr.
• Butter – 100 gr.
• Chicken yolk – 1 pc.
• Greens – 20 gr.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Wheat flour – 2 tbsp.
• Chicken egg – 1 pc.
• Water – 140 ml.
• Salt – 1 tsp.

Cooking process:

1. Sift flour into a bowl, make a well in the center, break an egg into it, pour in water and add salt. Knead the dough.

2. Grate the cheese and chilled butter on a coarse grater. Finely chop the greens with a knife. Mix the ingredients. Add the yolk to the filling and mix well.

3. Divide the dough into several equal parts, roll them into thin circles.

4. Place the cheese filling on the dough, pinch the edges of the dough, making folds and pressing them well together.

5. Lift each piece by the tail so that they hang down.

6. Boil khinkali in salted water. Cooking time is approximately 10-12 minutes from the moment of boiling. Serve the dish hot.

Bon appetit!

Very tasty and simple recipe for khinkali with chicken

If you love culinary experiments and surprise your family with delicious dishes, then this recipe should definitely be in your cookbook. Khinkali with chicken is a juicy and tasty dish that will captivate you with its tenderness.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Water – 150 ml.
• Wheat flour – 2 tbsp.
• Minced chicken – 300 gr.
• Onions – 50 gr.
• Salt – 2 pinches.
• Ground coriander - to taste.
• Dried cilantro - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. First, knead the dough. Sift flour into a bowl, add salt, pour in water and knead into a homogeneous dough. Let it rest for 15-20 minutes.

2.Add salt, chopped onions, coriander and cilantro to the minced chicken and mix.

3. Divide the dough into small pieces and roll them out thinly. Place the meat filling on the dough and fasten the edges in a circle so that you get packages in the form of packages.

4. Boil water in a saucepan, add salt to taste. Place the pieces in boiling water and cook them for 5-7 minutes after surfacing.

5. Serve khinkali with chicken, hot, with sauces to your liking.

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How to cook juicy khinkali with beef and pork?

Hearty, juicy, aromatic khinkali will not leave anyone indifferent, and you will want to eat them again and again. You will learn how to prepare proper Georgian khinkali with beef and pork at home from our recipe.

Cooking time: 100 min.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Servings: 8.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour – 600 gr.
• Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
• Boiling water – 250 ml.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• For filling:
• Minced beef – 400 gr.
• Minced pork – 400 gr.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Tarragon – 20 gr.
• Cilantro – 20 gr.
• Onions – 400 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Sift flour and salt into a bowl, add eggs and mix ingredients. Then make a hole and pour in boiling water. Since the dough will be very hot, start kneading it with a spoon or spatula.

2. After most of the dough has set, add vegetable oil and finally knead the dough.

3. Cover the finished dough with a clean towel and leave for 40 minutes.

4. Grind the onions and greens in a blender, add the resulting mass to the minced meat. Also add salt and tarragon, mix the minced meat well again. Roll out the dough thinly, cut out circles 10-12 centimeters in diameter.Place a tablespoon of minced meat on each.

5. Make khinkali. Lift the edges of the dough in a circle, form small folds and seal them together. Once the dough is assembled, roll it around to create a small tail.

6. Cut ponytails that are too long evenly with a knife.

7. Cook khinkali in salted water. Serve them hot.

Bon appetit!

Khinkali with lamb at home

According to all traditions, khinkali is prepared with lamb pulp filling. Khinkali can be boiled or steamed. They are best served with spicy adjika or sour cream sauces.

Cooking time: 90 min.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Servings: 3-4.

Ingredients:

• Milk – 200 ml.
• Flour – 400 gr.
• Chicken egg – 1 pc.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• For filling:
• Lamb – 400 gr.
• Adjika – 2 tbsp.
• Khmeli-suneli – 1 tsp.
• Zira – 0.5 tsp.
• Ground black pepper – 0.5 tsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Water – 0.5 tbsp.
• Onions – 2 pcs.

Cooking process:

1. Sift flour into a bowl, add egg and salt, mix. Then pour in the milk and knead the dough. Cover it with a towel and let it rest while you make the filling.

2. Grind the lamb and onions through a meat grinder, add adjika, spices and salt to the minced meat. Pour in water and mix the minced meat well; it should turn out viscous and sticky.

3. Divide the dough into several parts, roll them out thinly. Cut out round blanks for khinkali with a diameter of 10-12 centimeters.

4. Place minced meat on the mugs. Gather the edges of the dough in small folds in a circle and fasten them well. Carefully cut off the tails.

5. Khinkali can be cooked in salted water, it will take 7-9 minutes from boiling. You can also steam them for 20-30 minutes.Serve khinkali hot with herbs and sauces to your liking.

Bon appetit!