Georgian beet pkhali with nuts

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make pkhali from beets in Georgian style with nuts? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Take high-quality nuts, without bitterness; the taste of the finished dish will depend on the taste of the nuts. Choose juicy, bright, sweet beets - this is exactly what I have. Rinse the nuts, dry them on paper towels, you can fry them a little in a frying pan, it will be more aromatic and tastier. Place the nuts in a blender bowl, you can use a meat grinder, but I prefer a blender.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the greens, dry them, cut them and add them to the nuts, chop them and transfer the resulting mass to a bowl.

3. STEP 3

   

   Bring the beets to readiness, I baked them in the oven for two hours at 180 degrees, but my beets are large, it may take about an hour and a half for a medium one. Cool the beets, peel them and cut them into pieces to make it easier to grind them in a blender.

4. STEP 4

   

   Peel the garlic, rinse it, add it to the blender bowl with the beets and chop everything.

5. STEP 5

   

   Place chopped beets and garlic in a bowl with nuts and herbs, add wine vinegar, salt and spices, mix, form balls from the resulting mass, flatten them a little on top, decorate with nuts and herbs, or pomegranate seeds, to your taste. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Marianna Kim

21.09.2023

4.6

On the website I saw another version of pkhali - made from green beans.

Natalia M

21.09.2023

5

I was looking on the website for something to cook for my husband and found a recipe for Georgian beet pkhali with nuts. I used to make pkhali from spinach, we liked it, and decided that it would be tasty for us with beets too) I boiled the beets in water, but in the process of forming the balls I realized that I had to bake them, because the mass turned out to be a bit moist. Roasted walnuts in a dry frying pan. This method even makes frozen nuts tasty and aromatic. For greens, I had dill and wheat microgreens. Grind all the ingredients in a blender at the same time. Replaced wine vinegar with apple cider vinegar. The beetroot mass balls formed easily, and after a little cooling in the refrigerator they became denser. We liked the taste of pkhali! It turned out juicy, aromatic and spicy. I recommend the recipe, very tasty!

Catherine

21.09.2023

4.9

I really liked the dish! Thanks for the recipe!

Tit

21.09.2023

4.7

But it was not possible to roll the balls))) they fell apart. And since my husband is allergic to walnuts, I made some with almonds - also quite good!