Khinkali (A Georgian Dumpling)
About Khinkali (A Georgian Dumpling)
Khinkali is a dumpling dish of Georgia,Tbilisi. It's originated in the Georgian mountain region. The filling of Khinkali vary with the area. It consist meat mince filling of lamb, pork, beef or mixed meat. With meat mince, herbs like cilantro or parsley is used with black pepper and salt. The meat filling is uncooked when Khinkali is assembled. To make Khinkali juicier water is used along with herbs and spices. After assembling, khinkalis(dumplings) are cooked in boiled salty water. The juice is trapped inside the dumpling and it has typically eaten first by sucking the juices while taking the first bite. It's an amazing dish. I ate lots of dumpling dishes but this is unique by its simplicity and awesome taste.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup Of Meat Mince of meat mince
- 1 1/2 cup Warm Water
- 1/2 cup Coriander or parsley fresh parsley
- 1 tbsp Black Pepper Powder
- 1 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
- Seasoning or salt salt for
- to Warm Water or dough knead dough
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Instructions
- In a bowl add all purpose flour, salt and warm water and knead a tight dough. Cover and keep aside.
- In a bowl add mince meat, water, salt, black pepper powder and parsley/cilantro. Mix well and keep aside for 30 minutes.
- Soften the dough by pressing it with hands. Then make small balls out of dough. Roll small balls in to circle shape add 1 tbsp of meat mixture and giving plead,fold it into shape of a dumpling. Discard the extra dough on top.
- Take a big pan boil 5 to 6 cups of water. Add salt on it and stir. When water is bubbling add dumplings on it. Cook for 7 - 8 minutes. Then drain in a strainer. Khinkali is ready to eat.
Recipe Notes
Serve it hot, and don’t forget to suck the juice inside of dumpling or it will be a mess.
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This looks perfect! Thanks for posting.
Looks so good! Can’t wait to try it.
After Reading your description of Khinkalia, I could feel the juice of these dumplings in my mouth :-)), These are indeed different from normal moms!
What a flavorful dish! Thanks for sharing.
Such an enticing dish! Thanks for the recipe.