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Caucasian Corn Khinkal

An instant trip to the Caucasus with corn khinkal! Wherever we travel, we always try to taste the national or signature dish of the region or its people. But if you can look up recipes, you can travel the world without leaving your kitchen. My latest journey took me to the Caucasus — and the first thing I tried was Caucasian corn khinkal (boiled corn-dough pieces served with meat and a garlic sauce). Come along with me right now!

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Composition / ingredients

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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 19 % 9 g
Fats 8 % 4 g
Carbohydrates 73 % 35 g
213 kcal
GI: 14 / 0 / 86
  • First, make an unusual broth. Use dried meat — or, for a truly authentic Caucasian dish, use lamb fat tail (kurdyuk, the fatty tail of a fat-tailed sheep). Rinse your chosen ingredient well under cold running water, trim away anything unwanted, and simmer the broth over low heat until fully cooked, seasoning it with salt and spices along the way. Now for the dough, which calls for sifted corn flour. Pour it into a deep bowl and gradually add salted boiling water. Knead it into a dough so you can shape the khinkal itself — typically small, simple, flattened rounds that you can cut from the rolled dough with a glass. Take the meat (or kurdyuk) out of the broth. Drop the rounds into the boiling broth, where they'll turn into proper, finished khinkal. Let them cook through. When the khinkal takes on a golden "skin," that's your sign it's ready to lift out and serve. To finish the dish the real Caucasian way, top the khinkal with a sauce of garlic crushed with salt and stirred into soured milk. Don't forget the boiled kurdyuk or meat — serve it alongside. I hope you enjoyed the journey. Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Lean lamb - 169  kcal/100g
  • Fatty lamb - 225  kcal/100g
  • Lamb brisket - 533  kcal/100g
  • Lamb leg - 232  kcal/100g
  • Bone-in lamb chop - 380  kcal/100g
  • Lamb shoulder - 284  kcal/100g
  • Lamb loin - 459  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Dry spices - 240  kcal/100g
  • Corn flour - 368  kcal/100g
  • Whole-grain corn flour, unsifted - 355  kcal/100g
  • Whole-grain corn flour, sifted - 362  kcal/100g
  • Degermed corn flour, fortified - 364  kcal/100g
  • Degermed corn flour, unfortified - 364  kcal/100g
  • Soured milk - 60  kcal/100g

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