How to cook pkhali from tops
Products
Beet tops - 1 kilogram
Onions - 1 medium head
Garlic - 3 prongs
Any nuts (preferably shelled walnuts) - 200 grams
Utskho suneli (replacement with hops-suneli is allowed) - a large pinch
Imeretian saffron - a large pinch
Cilantro greens - bunch
Cilantro seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Vinegar to taste
Hot red ground pepper - a pinch
Salt - half a teaspoon
How to cook phali
1. Wash the beet tops, put them in a saucepan.
2. Fill the tops with water so that all the tops are covered.
3. Place a saucepan with tops on medium heat, let it boil, hold for 5 minutes.
4. Drain the water from the pot with tops, squeeze the tops well with your hands.
5. Finely chop the squeezed tops with a knife or chop in a blender.
6. Grind the nuts in a mortar or in a blender as fine as possible.
7. Cut the peeled onion into squares.
8. Sprinkle a pinch of salt on the onion, set aside for 15 minutes.
9. Squeeze the bitter juice from the onion with your hands.
10. Chop the garlic into gruel.
11. Wash cilantro greens, chop.
12. Grind cilantro seeds in a mortar.
13. In a bowl, combine ground nuts, chopped tops, onions, garlic, herbs, saffron, utskho suneli, ground cilantro seeds, red pepper, salt, pour in vinegar, mix well.
14. Roll balls of any diameter from the spicy beet-nut mixture.
15. Cool before serving.
Fusofacts
- Beet tops strengthens the immune system, vascular walls rich in ascorbic acid. There is more of it in it than in the beet itself. The tops also contain a wide selection of useful trace elements, such as iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, B vitamins, which regulate metabolism. Beet tops are recommended for those with iodine deficiency. The tops contain a lot of vitamin U (methionine); it is used to prevent gastric ulcers and chronic gastritis.- It is necessary to eat the tops of young beets, which have not yet formed a weighty fruit. Such tops are tender, juicy and rich in vitamins.
- Beet tops can be added to soups, cutlets, dough for pancakes, to make filling for pies, to wrap stuffed cabbage in it, and also fresh to salads.
- It is better to purchase beets with tops from trusted farmers who do not spray them with chemicals. If this is not possible, the tops must be washed, soaked for a quarter of an hour in water and vinegar in a ratio of 10: 1.