Chicken with Nut Sauce

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 salt; ½ tsp ground fenugreek; 1½ tsp ground marigold petals; 100 g / 3½ oz / 1 cup walnut halves; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1½ tsp white wine vinegar; pinch of chilli/red pepper flakes or ½ tsp hot paprika; 8 g / ¼ oz / 2 garlic cloves; hot paprika / cayenne; dried summer savory (kondari) or wild thyme; 175 ml / 6 fl oz / ¾ cup water; freshly ground black pepper; ½ tsp coriander seeds, crushed; 900 g / 2 lb chicken pieces, skin on

Bazhe 2 ბაჟე

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.

Ingredients

Asia
Georgia
Sauce
Main course
Gluten-free
Spicy

Ingredients

Method