Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
9 recipes
Achma
Traditional Georgian achma — a golden-brown pie made of thin boiled layers of dough, sulguni, imeretian cheese, and plenty of butter.
Bazhe
An authentic Georgian cold sauce made from raw walnuts, garlic and spices — thick, velvety and richly nutty.
Kupati
Traditional Georgian kupati — juicy, spicy sausage in natural pork casing with barberries and a hint of utskho-suneli.
Red Kidney Bean Lobio
A thick Georgian lobio with tender red kidney beans, walnuts, garlic, cilantro, and fragrant khmeli-suneli.
Beef Ostri
Spicy Georgian beef in a rich tomato sauce with garlic, cilantro, and khmeli-suneli.
Spinach Pkhali
A delicate Georgian appetizer of spinach, walnuts, fresh herbs and a tangy kick, served chilled with bright pomegranate seeds.
Tkemali
A tangy, spicy Georgian sauce made from wild plums with garlic, cilantro and ombalo (pennyroyal) — a vibrant condiment for meat, potatoes and vegetables.
Chakapuli
A Georgian spring dish made with tender lamb, plenty of fresh tarragon, sour tkemali plums and dry white wine.
Lamb Chakapuli
Tender lamb slow-cooked in dry white wine with plenty of fresh tarragon, cilantro and sour green tkemali plums — a vibrant spring Georgian dish.