Pkhali

{{Short description|Georgian dish of chopped and minced vegetables}} {{Infobox prepared food | image = Pkhali, Badrijani and Ajika.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Spinach pkhali (Left corner) with badrijani & ajika | alternate_name = | country = Georgia | region = | creator = | course = | served = | main_ingredient = | variations = | calories = | other = }} {{Georgian cuisine}} '''Pkhali''' ({{lang-ka|ფხალი}}) is a traditional Georgian<ref>Silk Road Revisited, p. 239, Julie Hill</ref><ref>Recipes From Around The World, Ian Newton, ''Pkhali''</ref><ref>Authentic Russian Cookbook, Greg Rosewood, ''Pkhali''</ref><ref>Olive Trees and Honey: A Treasury of vegetarian Recipes from Jewish Communities around the World, Gil Marks, ''Georgian Vegetable Salads''</ref><ref>A Moveable Feast, p. 83, Anthony Bourdain, Pico Iyer, Mark Kurlansky.</ref> dish of chopped and minced vegetables, made of cabbage, eggplant, spinach, beans, beets and combined with ground walnuts, vinegar, onions, garlic, and herbs. Pkhali is also called mkhali.<ref name=":0">Darra Goldstein, The Georgian Feast: The vibrant Culture and savory Food of the Republic of Georgia, p. 106, 160.</ref> The common ingredient of all variations of pkhali is puréed walnut sauce.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Jewish Food|last=Gil Marks|publisher=HMH|year=2010|isbn=9780544186316}}</ref> In Georgian restaurants, pkhali is usually served in three types: spinach, beetroot and white beans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chesnokblog.com/blog/2017/4/19/pkhali|title=Vegetable Pâté with Walnut and Garlic (Pkhali)|website=Chesnok|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-10}}</ref>

==Chicken pkhali== Katmis mkhali is a variation on the traditional pkhali. Boiled chicken is shredded and combined with seasoned nuts along with chicken broth in order to bind. Chopped herbs are then added and the salad is chilled for 3-5 hours. The texture of the salad is similar to paste. Pkhali is generally served with lettuce and pomegranate seeds.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/10628441/Georgian-chicken-with-walnut-sauce-and-hot-grated-beetroot-recipe.html|title=Georgian chicken with walnut sauce and hot grated beetroot recipe|last=Henry|first=Diana|date=2014-02-16|access-date=2018-12-06|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery widths="160" heights="120"> File:Cabbage pkhali.jpg|Cabbage pkhali File:Beetroot fkhali with nuts.jpg|Beetroot pkhali </gallery>

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Category:Georgian cuisine

==External links== {{commons category|Pkhali}} * [https://www.venturists.net/georgian-spinach-cilantro-walnut-salad-ispanakhis-pkhali/ Pkhali Recipe (English)]