Chikhirtma

Name: Chikhirtma
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Georgian
Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs, bone in, skinless; 1.5l cold water; 2 onions, finely chopped; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp cornflour; 3 egg yolks; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tsp ground coriander; 4 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped; 1 tsp fine salt

A silky chicken soup thickened with egg yolks and sharpened with vinegar and fresh coriander.

Time1 hr 15
LevelMedium
Costabout £0.63 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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4chicken thighsbone in, skinless
1.5 lcold water
2onionsfinely chopped
1 tbspolive oil
1 tbspcornflour
3egg yolks
2 tbspred wine vinegar
1 tspground coriander
4 tbspfresh corianderchopped
1 tspfine salt

Method

1
Put the chicken and water in a pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 35 minutes. Lift out the chicken, shred the meat and keep the stock.
35 min
2
Fry the onions in the oil for 10 minutes until soft. Stir in the cornflour and cook for 1 minute.
10 min
3
Gradually add the hot stock, stirring, and simmer for 10 minutes.
10 min
4
Whisk the egg yolks with the vinegar in a bowl. Slowly whisk in 2 ladles of the hot soup.
5
Take the soup off the heat and stir the egg mixture back in. Add the chicken, ground coriander and salt.
6
Warm gently for 2 minutes without boiling. Stir in the fresh coriander and serve.

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