Tkemali Sour Plum Sauce

Name: Tkemali Sour Plum Sauce
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Georgian
Ingredients: 800g plums, stoned and roughly chopped; 150ml water; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 red chilli, chopped; 2 tsp caster sugar; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp dried dill; 4 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped; 1 tsp fine salt; 1 tbsp lemon juice

A tangy green or red plum sauce with garlic, herbs and chilli to spoon over grilled meat, potatoes and dumplings.

Time40 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.56 a head

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

8 servings

Ingredients

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800 gplumsstoned and roughly chopped
150 mlwater
4garlic clovescrushed
1red chillichopped
2 tspcaster sugar
1 tspground coriander
1 tspdried dill
4 tbspfresh corianderchopped
1 tspfine salt
1 tbsplemon juice

Method

1
Put the plums and water in a pan. Cook gently for 15 minutes until completely soft.
15 min
2
Press the plums through a sieve to remove the skins, or blitz with a stick blender.
3
Return the puree to the pan. Add the garlic, chilli, sugar, ground coriander, dill and salt.
4
Simmer for 10 minutes until thick.
10 min
5
Stir in the fresh coriander and lemon juice. Cool and keep in the fridge for up to 1 week.

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