Note: This is not Nigvziani Badrijani — the traditional Georgian eggplant rolls filled with walnut paste.Instead, this recipe offers a lighter Caucasian-style variation with a carrot and garlic filling, popular in many homes across the region.
Category: Second Dish
Explore hearty and flavorful second dishes inspired by the rich traditions of the Caucasus. From classic meat recipes to vibrant vegetarian meals — discover authentic tastes!
Kutap – Armenian national trout dish
Kutap – Armenian national trout dish is something amazing! Recipes of stuffed fish are found in many national cuisines, but the combination of fish with raisins and ginger is probably the only one of its kind. Garnish is not needed for this fish – it is already inside her, where rice absorbed all…
Kuchmachi
Kuchmachi – an unusually tasty and nutritious dish, which is quickly and easily prepared at home. Its basis is the offal, in our case – chicken hearts and liver. It is not difficult to prepare kuchmachi from chicken giblets. Do not get lost in the processes you will help our detailed recipe with…
Spicy eggplants in Adjika
Eggplants in adjika are the traditional Georgian snack. And the Georgian cuisine is replete with all sorts of sharp spices, vegetables and meat. Meat will not be today. But there will be vegetables. To be more precise, eggplants are one of the most common ingredients of Georgian cuisine. A lot of dishes are…
Chakhokhbili with wine
The stew of poultry, widespread in the Caucasus. Chakhokhbili – Georgian recipe of national cuisine. The name of this dish comes from the Georgian word “hohobi”, which means a pheasant, from which it was to cook chakhokhbili. Now to find a pheasant is quite difficult, so we will tell you how to cook…
Lobio Recipe – Traditional Georgian Red Bean and Walnut Dish
Lobio is a beloved Georgian dish made primarily from red beans and plenty of fresh herbs. If you prefer to skip the long cooking time of dried beans, canned beans can be used as a shortcut. Lobio is a simple, flavorful, and satisfying vegetarian dish that showcases the essence of Georgian home cooking….
Mutton and beef cutlets
According to this recipe, you will get very tasty cutlets from mutton and beef, which can be served even on the festive table! It is difficult to determine who was the first to prepare this dish, so we attributed it to international ones. Cutlets are usually a meat product made of minced meat…
The Azerbaijani dolma
Dolma – the dish that is stuffed with vegetables or leaves (usually grape), cabbage rolls in grape leaves. The filling is usually cooked on the basis of rice, can also contain boiled minced meat. It is widely distributed in the kitchens of the peoples of Transcaucasia. There are many different recipes of dolma….
Trout in Azerbaijani style
Trout is a very delicious and delicate dish, which perfectly fits as the main one. The complexity of its preparation is average, but the result will certainly surprise you and your guests with its very pleasant taste. Imagine yourself in Azerbaijan. Although in this country the Norwegian trout is not usual, we will…
Ajapsandali
Ajapsandali is considered a Georgian national dish. But it is prepared almost in all the countries of the North Caucasus, considering it also their dish. Ajapsandali is made from stewed vegetables – eggplant, sweet and hot pepper, tomato, garlic and lots of greenery. Serve in a hot or cold form – someone like…