Cookware: deep bowl, sieve, cup, cutting board, knife, rolling pin, measuring container, slotted spoon, spacious pan, cling film.
Ingredients
Name | amount |
Wheat flour | 400-420 g |
Onion | 1 PC. |
Minced meat, ready | 300-350 g |
Zira | 1 tsp |
Drinking water (room temperature) | 180 ml |
Ice water | 100 ml |
Fresh cilantro | 1 bunch |
Salt | 1 tsp |
Pepper and seasoning | taste |
Step cooking
Knead the dough
- Dissolve ¼ tsp. salt in 180 ml of water. Sift 400 g of wheat flour into a deep bowl, and leave 20-25 g for the undercutting of the cutting surfaces.
- In the center of the flour sifted with a knoll, make a deepening, pour water with salt and knead a tight dough, kneading it for at least 10 minutes.
- Roll the dough into a ball, wrap it in a plastic bag and leave at room temperature for 40 minutes.
Cooking stuffing
- Chop one large onion into small cubes.
- A bunch of fresh cilantro (only leaves) is very finely chopped.
- Put chopped onions in a separate cup, pour in ¼ tsp. salt and mash hands until juice appears. Add onion ready minced assorted minced meat (150 g of pork and beef), passed through a large meat grinder. Grind with hands 1 tsp. zirs and add to the minced meat.
- Send finely chopped greens, a pinch of ground black pepper (optionally, red hot pepper) to the same place and mix well.
- Pour 100 ml of ice-cold water portionwise into the finished filling with constant stirring.
- Cover the minced meat with a film or plastic bag and send for 15-20 minutes. in the fridge.
We form khinkali
- Lightly knead the leavened dough and divide into 10 parts.
- From each piece to form a ball, fold on a cutting surface and cover with cellophane or film. Remove the minced meat from the refrigerator and mix thoroughly.
- Roll out dough balls 1-2 mm thick.
- In the center of each cake, put a full tablespoon of the filling.
- Pinch the edges so that you get a “bag”. And there should be 16-18 pinches.
- Twist the top of the “bag” into a tight tourniquet and tear off or cut off the long end so that the “tail” is no more than 2 cm long.
Cooking Georgian Dumplings
- In a boiling water over a large fire in a spacious pan, drop a pinch of salt. Gently lower a few khinkali pieces and cook until tender 10-12 minutes.
- Remove each khinkali separately with a slotted spoon and place on a serving dish or immediately in portioned plates. Sprinkle each serving with ground black pepper and serve hot to the table.
Video recipe
Watch a very detailed video about the technology of cooking a classic Georgian dish - khinkali. The simplest method of cooking and cooking Georgian dumplings is demonstrated here.