Chakhokhbili

Name: Chakhokhbili
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Georgia
Ingredients: 1kg chicken pieces; 800g fresh tomatoes, diced; 3 onions, diced; 4 cloves garlic; 1 bunch fresh coriander; 1 bunch fresh tarragon; 1 tsp dried fenugreek; 1 tsp paprika; 2 tbsp butter

Georgia

The most frequently cooked dish in Georgia. The combination of tarragon with tomato is distinctly Georgian.

Georgian braised chicken with tomatoes and herbs — chicken pieces stewed in fresh tomatoes with onion, coriander, fenugreek and tarragon. Georgia's great everyday dish.

Photo: Georgian Recipes at Georgia About

Prep

15 mins

Cook

40 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

475 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

1kgchicken pieces

800gfresh tomatoes, diced

3onions, diced

4 clovesgarlic

1 bunchfresh coriander

1 bunchfresh tarragon

1 tspdried fenugreek

1 tsppaprika

2 tbspbutter

Method

Brown chicken in butter. Remove. Fry onions until golden.

Add tomatoes. Cook down 10 minutes. Return chicken.

Add garlic, fenugreek and paprika. Simmer covered 25 minutes.

Add fresh coriander and tarragon at the end.

Chef's Tip

Add the fresh herbs only at the end — the tarragon especially turns bitter if cooked long.

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