Adjika
This sauce of Georgian origin (ანიკა) needs no introduction. It has been available in Estonian stores since the Soviet era and is still popular here. I did some research on local posts and notes and found that this sauce is often not prepared very hot. The amount of chili is rather moderate and the light sweetness, spices made during cooking, coriander, and garlic dominate. Frequently a little walnuts were also added, which gives the sauce an extra nutty nuance.
Preparation time: 1 hour
Level: Easy
Quantity: About 0.5 liters of adjika
Ingredients:
Five red bell peppers, seeds removed
7 large red Serrano chilies, seeds removed
Handful of walnuts
Large handful of fresh coriander
7 medium cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon ground coriander powder
2 teaspoons ground lentil seeds
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Sea salt to taste
Preparation:
- Remove the mushrooms from the peppers and cut them into pieces so that they can be passed through a meat grinder.
- Clean the chilies from the seeds, and peel the garlic.
- Pass all the ingredients through a meat grinder, paprika, chilies, garlic, walnuts, and coriander.
- Pour the resulting mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Grind cumin, coriander seeds, and lentil seeds. Add to the boiling adjika. Season the mixture with sea salt.
- Boil the adjika until the liquid evaporates and the sauce thickens slightly.
- Pour into jars, close the lids, and store the adjika in the refrigerator,
Use as a side dish with meat or vegetarian dishes.
Ready!!






























