🇬🇪 Georgia
Chakhokhbili, made with supermarket ingredients
The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).
35 min2 to wash
3 lazy steps
- 1
Brown bone-in skin-on chicken thighs, 450 g in butter, 2 tbsp in a deep skillet over medium-high heat for 8 minutes.
- 2
Add yellow onions, 2 chopped, garlic, 3 cloves minced, fresh tomatoes, 450 g diced, khmeli suneli, 1 tbsp, salt, 1 tsp, and red pepper flakes, 1/2 tsp, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
- 3
Stir in cilantro, 120 ml chopped and basil, 60 ml chopped, then cook for 2 minutes before serving.
🇬🇪 How it's eaten in Georgia
In Georgia, Chakhokhbili is served hot accompanied by fresh shoti bread to scoop up the rich tomato sauce.
Ingredients (serves 2)
- bone-in skin-on chicken thighs,450 g
Swap: boneless skinless chicken thighs, 450 g（no bones・faster cooking）
- yellow onions,2 chopped
Swap: frozen chopped onions, 250 ml（no chopping・easy prep）
- fresh tomatoes, 450 g diced
Swap: canned diced tomatoes, 400 g（no knife work・convenient）
- garlic, 3 cloves minced
Swap: garlic powder, 1/2 tsp（no peeling・quick）
- cilantro, 120 ml chopped
- basil, 60 ml chopped
- khmeli suneli,1 tbsp
Swap: ground coriander 1/2 tbsp + dried marjoram 1/2 tbsp（herbal profile・spicy match）
- butter,2 tbsp
- salt,1 tsp
- red pepper flakes,1/2 tsp
Authentic ingredients in Georgia
- bone-in skin-on chicken thighs,450 g
- yellow onions,2 chopped
- fresh tomatoes, 450 g diced
- garlic, 3 cloves minced
- cilantro, 120 ml chopped
- basil, 60 ml chopped
- khmeli suneli,1 tbsp
- butter,2 tbsp
- salt,1 tsp
- red pepper flakes,1/2 tsp
Optional authentic touch
Traditionally, whole chicken pieces are dry-browned in a hot pot without adding oil or butter.
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