Name: Chicken with Nut Sauce (Bazhe 2 ბაჟე)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes about 1½ cups of sauce
Cuisine: Georgia
Ingredients: ½ tsp coriander seeds, crushed; dried summer savory (kondari) or wild thyme; hot paprika / cayenne; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; ½ tsp salt; pinch of chilli/red pepper flakes or ½ tsp hot paprika; freshly ground black pepper; ½ tsp ground fenugreek; 175 ml / 6 fl oz / ¾ cup water; 1½ tsp white wine vinegar; 900 g / 2 lb chicken pieces, skin on; 8 g / ¼ oz / 2 garlic cloves; 100 g / 3½ oz / 1 cup walnut halves; 1½ tsp ground marigold petals

Preparation info

Makes about
1½ cups
of sauce

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Tasting Georgia

By Carla Capalbo

Published 2017

About

Bazhe is a nut sauce and can be made from walnuts, hazelnuts or almonds, though walnuts are the most usual. This quick and easy sauce goes wonderfully with roast or grilled chicken but can also be used on eggs or potatoes. Use a whole roast chicken or individual pieces, as I have. The sauce can be served hot or cold. Store leftover sauce in the refrigerator for 1 week.