Chicken kharcho with rice - a type of traditional Georgian dish

Greetings, dear culinary readers of our online magazine! We continue to give comfort and warmth to your home with the help of delicious recipes, and now it will be chicken kharcho. After such a hot and nutritious meal, you will feel how warmth spreads throughout your body, lethargy goes away, a charge of vigor returns and your mind clears.

Chicken is the basis of proper nutrition. Therefore, we decided to include this national Georgian dish in the menu, but with small adjustments, close to the traditional version. There is one rule for all types of kharcho: the dish must be thick and spicy due to the richness of tomatoes, herbs, garlic, walnuts and spices.

Let's find out how to cook this soup with rice, but without potatoes. A step-by-step recipe with detailed photos will clearly show us the manufacturing process.

Ingredients

Step-by-step production

Video recipe

Useful tips

Cooking time for poultry depends on what parts you are cooking with. This is thoroughly written about in the article How long does it take to cook chicken?
If the bird is not domestic, then I prefer to drain the first broth. Together with it, all harmful substances (hormones, purines, drugs) also leave.
It is very convenient to peel the tomatoes if you cut them crosswise on top and pour boiling water over them for a few minutes.
If you want to prepare the most rich soup, you can add potatoes, but it will be a completely different dish.
Some people boil the rice ahead of time and add it directly to the plate. This is done so that the next day the soup does not turn into porridge.

What are the benefits and harms

Kharcho is a storehouse of vitamins B, PP, E and minerals. Its ingredients lower cholesterol (an organic compound, a natural fatty, lipophilic alcohol contained in the cell membranes of all living organisms except nuclear-free ones) and blood sugar (the internal environment of the human and animal body) , improve brain activity and even have antiviral properties. And all thanks to the fact that they are laid at the very end of production.
Chicken broth with rice, spices and garlic energizes and restores strength after a protracted illness. Doctors advise including it in the diet during the ARVI epidemic and for the prevention of tuberculosis.
Soup is contraindicated for gout and kidney disease, people with high stomach acidity, children and pregnant women.

Varieties of dishes

Beef

Is it clear to you that true Georgian kharcho should be prepared specifically from beef and served with lavash and khachapuri? That's what people who understand say. The dish comes out thick, richly seasoned with ground spices. Saturation is obtained due to the correct balance of nut mass, herbs and vegetables. And homemade tkemali sauce gives it a special taste.

This recipe is a real calling card of Caucasian cuisine. If it's easy to get lamb on the bone in your area, don't miss this opportunity. Find out how to choose the right meat for kharcho and which part is best to use from our article.

This option has been known since time immemorial and continues to make lovers of meat, spicy seasonings and natural vegetables fall in love with it. Find out what aspects distinguish a traditional recipe from all others.

In a slow cooker

I won’t lie, when I cook in a slow cooker, kharcho differs from the one prepared using the usual method. In addition to the fact that the time is reduced, the soup comes out richer and thicker. This is exactly what true kharcho should be.

With potatoes

The Russian version of the Georgian dish is kharcho with potatoes. If you find it difficult to resist its starchy richness, feel free to add it, despite the deviation from the classics and the increase in calorie content.

You shouldn’t give up your native vegetable if it’s so comfortable for you! And to soften the spiciness, you can add sour cream to a plate.

Conclusion

When we really want to cook kharcho, chicken will come to our aid. This product is the most affordable, and it is much cheaper than the freshest lamb or beef, which are not always available.

Do you like to cook your first dishes from dietary meat? What seasonings do you flavor your kharcho with? Write, and we will certainly add your tips to our culinary section.

Chicken dishes, Kharcho

First course recipes → Kharcho

Chicken dishes

Kharcho soup, recipe with chicken. Savory, fragrant, spicy. This is definitely a beef soup, but Georgians quite often prepare kharcho soup from chicken.

Sauce-soup “Kharcho with chicken” is chicken stewed in a thick gravy with tomatoes, cilantro and cinnamon.

Chicken and rice kharcho recipe: 5 common cooking methods

If the idea of a regular first course makes you bored, then it’s time to find a replacement. The best method for this is to study soup recipes in the cuisines of other nations. For example, Georgian cuisine is rich in various first courses and one of them is the usual soup kharcho .

The state soup kharcho is prepared only from beef with the use of tklapi (dried fruits from cherry plum) or tkemali

In our country, this dish does not seem exotic, but nevertheless housewives often forget about it. We offer 5 recipes for making kharcho from chicken and rice, adapted to the tastes of our fellow citizens.

Recipe No. 1. Regular kharcho with chicken and rice

If you don’t at all want to experience real Georgian cuisine on your own stomach, then we offer an adapted recipe for fragrant kharcho “in Russian” . The modified manufacturing method is the most familiar, and therefore can be used for the daily menu .

We take:

chicken (fillet) – 300 g;
rice – 150 g;
potatoes – 2 pcs.;
garlic – 1-2 heads;
onions – 3 pcs.;
vegetable oil;
bay leaf – 2-3 pcs.;
fresh cilantro - 1 bunch;
khmeli-suneli – 4 tsp;
tomato paste – 5 tbsp. l.;
salt, pepper to taste.

the fillet and remove all films, cartilage and small bones, if any. Cut the chicken into small pieces and place in a saucepan. potatoes there , pour water and put on fire. Bring to a boil and reduce gas to medium. After this, wash the rice Add bay leaf .

the onion , rinse and cut into small pieces. Fry it until golden brown over medium heat with the addition of a small amount of vegetable oil. Then, add tomato paste, suneli hops, garlic (crushed using a press) and a little broth from the soup into the pan.

You need to wait until the sauce thickens slightly . Add the finished sauce to the soup and cook for 20-25 minutes over low heat.

Add finely chopped herbs to the finished soup, add salt and pepper. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes and you can serve.

Instead of tkemali, the recipe calls for tomato paste, but you can also use the usual Georgian ingredient to preserve the flavor

Recipe No. 2. Kharcho with chicken, rice and walnuts

Components:

half a chicken;
walnuts – 1 tbsp.;
tomatoes – 2 pcs.;
garlic – 3-4 cloves;
hops-suneli - 1 tbsp. l.;
potatoes – 2 pcs.;
onions – 2 pcs.;
rice – 100 g;
tkemali - 3 tbsp. l.;
green cilantro – 1 bunch;
salt.

the chicken , chop into small pieces and place in a saucepan with water along with chopped potatoes . Bring the broth to a boil over high heat and reduce heat to medium.

Peel the onion, chop finely and place in a frying pan. Skim the fat from the surface of the broth and pour it into the pan with the onions. Simmer everything over medium heat. Remove the skin from the tomatoes. To make it easy to remove, scald the tomatoes with boiling water. Grind the tomato pulp and add to the onion. After 10 minutes, add the garlic, passed through a press, into the pan. After another 5 minutes, add walnuts crushed with a coffee grinder or blender to the sauce.

Wash the rice and add to the pan. Mix. Add the prepared sauce, salt, add tkemali and mix again.

Cover the almost finished soup with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes over low heat. Then turn off the stove and add finely chopped cilantro . Stir again and let sit for 10-15 minutes.

Before serving the soup, you need to stir it and add the grounds first, and then the broth. So any portion will be equally satisfying

Recipe No. 3. Kharcho of chicken drumsticks with rice

The state Georgian soup, kharcho, is prepared without using potatoes . For a Russian person, the first dish without this root vegetable will be very unusual. Despite the fact that the proposed manufacturing method is far from the original, the taste properties of this option do not suffer.
So, let's take :

chicken drumsticks – 4 pcs.;
onions – 3 pcs.;
carrots – 1 pc.;
potatoes – 3 pcs.;
rice – 150 g;
garlic – 2 heads;
tomato paste (or tkemali) – 3 tbsp. l.;
salt, pepper to taste;
a bunch of fresh herbs:
vegetable oil.

the drumstick and place in a pan with water. Put on fire. the onions and carrots , rinse and chop. Finely chop the onion, grate the carrots on a large grater and add the vegetables to the chicken.

the potatoes , cut into strips or cubes. Add to the pan. Add washed rice there. Remove the drumsticks, cool, and separate from the bones. Cut the meat and place it in the pan.

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry finely chopped garlic. Fry until golden. Add tomato paste or tkemali, add pepper and simmer.

Transfer the prepared sauce to the soup, add salt and stir. Cook the kharcho for 10-15 minutes, add the herbs, turn off the stove and let it brew for another 10 minutes.

Recipe No. 4. Spicy kharcho with chicken and rice

Georgian cuisine is famous for its piquancy and richness of taste . If this “zest” is to your liking, then try this version of kharcho :

chicken – 1 kg;
rice – 150 g;
onions – 4 pcs.;
carrots – 2 pcs.;
tomato – 3 pcs.;
walnut – 100 g;
potatoes – 3 pcs.;
fresh cilantro and parsley;
bay leaf – 3 pcs.;
coriander – 1 tsp;
reddish pepper – 1 tsp;
hops-suneli - 2 tbsp. l.;
garlic – 4 cloves;
tkemali - 3 tbsp. l.;
tomato paste – 1 tbsp. l.;
vegetable oil.

the chicken under running water, remove skin, tendons and cartilage. Cut the meat into several pieces and place in a pan with water. Add a bay leaf there and put it on the stove. Bring to a boil, remove the foam.

Wash the greens, chop and add to the broth. Cook everything for 20-30 minutes, then strain. Cut the chicken meat into pieces and add it to the broth.

and chop the onions and carrots For this purpose, you can use a blender or grater. Peel the potatoes and cut into large pieces. Peel the tomatoes and cut them too.

Bring the broth back to a boil . Pour rice into the bubbling liquid and stir. Then add the potatoes and reduce the heat to low.

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and place onions, carrots and tomatoes . Mix thoroughly and fry lightly for 5 minutes. Add suneli hops, pepper and coriander . Cover the pan with a lid and simmer the contents for 10 minutes. Add tomato paste and simmer for another 2-3 minutes. At this time, pass the garlic through a press and add it to the sauce. Simmer for another minute and add the prepared sauce to the broth.

Grind the nuts with the herbs . Add the mixture to the soup, stirring continuously, and then bring to a boil. Pour in tkemali and salt. Make sure the rice is ready and turn off the stove. Let it brew for 15-20 minutes.

Be sure to remove foam during the manufacturing process! This way the broth will be fragrant, tasty and aesthetically pleasing.

Recipe No. 5. Kharcho from homemade chicken

Let's take it:

half a chicken;
potatoes – 4 pcs.;
carrots – 1 pc.;
onions – 2 pcs.;
garlic – 3 cloves;
salted tomato – 2 pcs.;
bay leaf – 3 pcs.;
rice – 200 g;
salt, pepper to taste.

Broth from homemade chicken turns out to be very rich and fatty , so it makes sense to cook it in secondary mode . Be sure to remove the foam.

Remove the chicken from the finished broth to cool and let it sit. Wash the rice and soak in water for 15 minutes . At this time, peel and chop the vegetables.

Strain the broth and place on the stove, bring to a boil and add chopped potatoes . Bring to a boil again and add rice . Add salt.

Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan and place the cut meat. Cut the carrots into rings, finely chop the onion and add the vegetables to the meat. Squeeze the garlic into the pan and add the peeled tomatoes. Fry everything for 10 minutes and add to the broth. Add bay leaf and cook until tender.

Conclusion

Naturally, Slavic chicken and rice kharcho differs from the original Georgian first course. At first, this cool soup was prepared only from beef without carrots and potatoes , and the gourmet bouquet was made up of adding seasonings - suneli hops, cilantro, tkemali and walnuts. The adapted recipe with chicken can be called a dietary option.

Watch a fascinating and educational video on how to prepare kharcho soup even for novice housewives:

Chicken soup "Kharcho"

The most delicious, spicy, rich soup that can be served to guests! Help yourself!

Ingredients for “Kharcho Chicken Soup”:

Chicken – 600 g
Rice - 100 g
Onion - 1 pc.
Bell pepper - 1 piece
Tomato paste (or grated tomato) - 3 tbsp. l.
Salt - 2 tsp.
Khmeli-suneli - 1 tsp.
Dark pepper - 1/2 tsp.
Reddish hot pepper - 1/2 tsp.
Garlic - 5 teeth.
Greens - 1 bunch.
Bay leaf - 1 piece
Vegetable oil (For frying) - 3 tbsp. l.

Production time: 30 minutes

Number of servings: 5

Nutritional and energy value:

Ready meals
kcal 1656.6 kcal	proteins 127.9 g	fat 66.8 g	carbohydrates 140.8 g
Portions
kcal 331.3 kcal	proteins 25.6 g	fat 13.4 g	carbohydrates 28.2 g
100 g dish
kcal 140.4 kcal	proteins 10.8 g	fat 5.7 g	carbohydrates 11.9 g

Recipe for “Kharcho” chicken soup”:

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Chicken kharcho with rice - a type of traditional Georgian dish