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Georgian Walnut Sauce (Bazhe)

An all-purpose sauce for any Georgian dish! This Georgian walnut sauce is a hugely popular condiment in Georgia that goes with nearly every traditional dish. Its smooth, velvety texture and sharp, savory kick win over anyone who tries it even once.

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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 16 % 5 g
Fats 72 % 23 g
Carbohydrates 13 % 4 g
237 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0
    1. Shell the walnuts, then put them in a blender and grind to fine crumbs. 2. Peel, rinse, and finely chop the onion. Rinse the cilantro under running water, dry it, and finely chop. Add a little vegetable oil to a skillet and cook the onion until golden. Add the cilantro, cook everything together for about another minute, and take the pan off the heat. 3. Peel the garlic, separate the cloves, and mince them through a garlic press or grate them on a fine grater. 4. In a mortar, combine the ground walnuts and garlic. Add salt to taste and pound everything with a wooden pestle until the nuts release their oils. 5. Once the mixture in the mortar turns moist, add all the spices — utskho-suneli (Georgian blue fenugreek), ground coriander, saffron, and ground hot red pepper. Grind it all together again with the pestle. 6. Pour a little white wine vinegar into the mortar and mix it well with the rest. 7. Add the sautéed onion and cilantro to the mortar and grind everything together once more. 8. Transfer the mixture back into the blender and blend, pouring in warm drinking water a little at a time and blending continuously until the sauce is pale and smooth. You could whip it by hand with a whisk, but that takes far more time and effort — a blender gives you a thick, tender, mousse-like texture and an even consistency. Once the sauce is ready, it needs to chill: transfer it to a lidded container and refrigerate for about an hour or more. This Georgian sauce is wonderful with almost any meat, chicken, or fish. Enjoy!

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

  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Walnuts - 650  kcal/100g
  • Black Walnut English Walnut - 628  kcal/100g
  • Black Persian Walnut - 651  kcal/100g
  • Walnut oil - 925  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Saffron - 310  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Ground red pepper - 318  kcal/100g
  • Coriander greens - 25  kcal/100g
  • White wine vinegar - 14  kcal/100g
  • Ground coriander - 25  kcal/100g
  • Utsho-suneli - 12  kcal/100g

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