Chakhokhbili is a traditional Georgian dish, poultry stew stewed with vegetables, herbs, and spices. Prepare chakhokhbili, it’s worth your effort!

Cook: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

• Chicken – 1 kg
• Tomatoes – 1 kg
• Onions – 600 g
• Garlic – 25 g
• Fresh parsley – 30 g
• Fresh cilantro – 30 g
• Fresh basil – 15 g
• Utskho-suneli – 1 teaspoon
• Hmeli-suneli – 1 tbsp
• Chili pepper (flakes) – 1 teaspoon
• Ground coriander – 1 tbsp
• Hot red pepper – 1 pc.
• Salt – 1 tbsp
• Ground black pepper – 0.5 teaspoon
• Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp

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Instructions

1. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes and leave for 5 minutes.
2. Cut the onion into half rings 3-4 mm thick.
3. Remove the skins from the tomatoes and chop them finely.
4. Finely chop the garlic.
5. Finely chop the parsley, cilantro, basil.
6. Cut the red chili in half and remove the seeds and membranes, then cut into half rings.

   

7. Cut the chicken into portions.
8. In a preheated dry frying pan, fry the chicken over high heat until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes on each side.
   Remove the chicken from the pan into a separate container.

   

9. In the same pan, fry the onions with the addition of vegetable oil. Fry over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes.
10. Transfer the fried onions and chicken to a saucepan and stir. Add tomatoes, mix again.
    Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes. Add salt, ground black pepper, utskho-suneli, hop-suneli, coriander, garlic. Stir and simmer for another 7 minutes.

    

11. Add parsley, cilantro, basil, red hot peppers, and turn off the heat.

    

Enjoy your meal!