Chakhokhbili

Chakhokhbili
	ჩახოხბილი
Type	Stew
Course	Main course
Place of origin	Georgia
Region or state	Western Georgia
Created by	Traditional dish
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Chicken, tomatoes, onions, fresh herbs
Variations	Pheasant or turkey instead of chicken
Food energy; (per serving)	Varies
Other information	Traditionally prepared by dry-frying the chicken without added oil
	Media: Chakhokhbili;

Chakhokhbili (Georgian: ჩახოხბილი, pronounced [t͡ʃʰaχoχbili]) is a traditional Georgian^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] dish of stewed chicken and tomato with fresh herbs.

The characteristic feature of Chakhokhbili is to dry-fry chicken without adding any kind of oil.

Its name comes from the Georgian word ხოხობი (khokhobi) which means "pheasant".^[6]

References

↑ Georgia, Michael Spilling, Winnie Wong, p. 140
↑ Nelson, Kay Shaw (29 September 2009). "The CIA Pool". The Cloak and Dagger Cook: A CIA Memoir. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company. p. 40. ISBN 9781455615698. Retrieved 5 December 2023. [...] a Georgian specialty, chakhokhbili, a glorious medley of chicken and tender vegetables flavored with fresh herbs.
↑ The World Cookbook for Students: Afghanistan to Cook Islands, Jeanne Jacob, Michael Ashkenazi, (2006), p. 133
↑ A Taste of Russia: A Cookbook of Russian Hospitality, Darra Goldstein, (1999), p. 190. - "Chicken Chakhokhbili" [recipe]
↑ Грузинская кухня: шашлык, лобио, сациви, чахохбили, соусы, И. Михайлова
↑ Кавказская кухня, Сборник авторских рецептов блюд кавказской кухни от лучших московских шеф-поваров, p. 166