Avarian khinkali
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Avarian khinkali includes four dishes served together: boiled lamb, khinkali, tomato sauce, and a bowl of warm broth. Khinkali are dipped in the sauce, bitten into, washed down with broth, and followed by pieces of meat. This unusual and delicious dish truly deserves to be served only on special occasions. Be sure to try making Avarian khinkali for your family and loved ones. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
Place the meat in a large pot and cover with water. Take a bunch of parsley, separate the sprigs, and tie the stems with a string, then add them to the broth to boil. Add a whole onion and spices—coriander, salt, and pepper—to the pot as well.
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Step 2
Pour the flour onto the table and make a well in the center. Add baking soda, salt, and pour in the yogurt. Knead the dough for hinkali, shape it into a ball, cover with a kitchen towel, and set aside.
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Step 3
Now let's prepare the sauce. In a large saucepan, melt the butter and add the tomatoes passed through a sieve, pepper, and salt. When the sauce comes to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, until the liquid has reduced by half.
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Step 4
Finely chop the dill and parsley and add them to the sauce. Boil the sauce for another 5–10 minutes, then add the minced garlic and 2 tablespoons of cold water. Stir the finished sauce, cover with a lid, and set aside in a warm place.
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Step 5
Remove the cooked meat from the broth, transfer it to another pot, and set it aside in a warm place.
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Step 6
Divide the dough into 4 parts. Roll out each part to a thickness of 1 cm and cut into rhombuses with sides of 3-4 cm.
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Step 7
Drop the dough into boiling broth; when it floats to the surface, cook for 1 minute.
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Step 8
Remove the dumplings from the broth with a slotted spoon onto a plate and immediately pierce them with a fork so they don't puff up and turn blue.
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Step 9
Serve boiled lamb sprinkled with herbs, khinkali, tomato sauce, and a bowl of broth.