Georgian beetroot pkhali with nuts

Phali is a popular snack of Georgian cuisine. The dish is bright in appearance and taste. Beetroot, walnuts, garlic, herbs all the ingredients are perfectly combined, giving the dish a unique taste. This snack will decorate any feast.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 16 % 5 g
Fats 52 % 16 g
Carbohydrates 32 % 10 g
197 kcal
GI: 30 / 0 / 70

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 2 h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Wash the nuts, dry them on paper towels, you can fry a little in a frying pan, so it will be fragrant and tastier. Choose high-quality nuts, without bitterness, the taste of the finished dish will depend on the taste of the nuts. Put the nuts in the bowl of a blender, you can use a meat grinder, but it's more convenient for me with a blender.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

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

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Bring the beetroot to readiness, I baked it in the oven for two hours at 180 degrees, but my beetroot is large, it may take about an hour and a half for the average one. Beets choose juicy, bright, sweet - I have just such. Cool, peel and cut into pieces so that it is convenient to grind in a blender.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Peel the garlic, rinse and add to the bowl of a blender to the beetroot, chop.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Send the chopped beets with garlic to 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. Enjoy your meal!

Phali cooked for the first time, my family and I really liked this snack. All the ingredients in the composition combine well, creating a spicy and fresh taste. Phali can be eaten as an appetizer, or it can be used in addition to second courses. Phali is a completely vegetarian dish. It can be cooked in the post. Phali with walnuts and beets is only one of the variants of phali, it is also prepared from cabbage, spinach, zucchini, bell pepper, eggplant, string beans and other vegetables. They use different herbs and spices. The dish is simply and quickly prepared, it contains only available ingredients, and the result is amazing, I will definitely cook more, there will be something to surprise the guests. Next time I will try other versions of phali, and I will take this recipe to myself and advise you. 

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

  • Beetroot - 40   kcal/100g
  • Dried beetroot - 278   kcal/100g
  • Boiled beets - 49   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
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Fresh frozen soup greens in a package - 41   kcal/100g
  • Greenery - 41   kcal/100g
  • Red wine vinegar - 19   kcal/100g

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