🍽️ Georgian · 🏙️ Tbilisi

🫘 Lobio (Georgian Kidney Bean Stew)

4 servings · 50 min

Ingredients

• • dried red kidney beans 250 g
• • walnuts, ground 1/2 cup
• • onion, finely chopped 1
• • garlic cloves 3
• • ground coriander 1 tsp
• • dried marigold (kviteli kvavili) or turmeric 1/2 tsp
• • fresh cilantro 1/2 cup
• • red wine vinegar 1 tbsp

Method

1. 1 Soak beans overnight; simmer until tender.
2. 2 Sauté onion and garlic; mash some beans with walnuts and spices into a paste.
3. 3 Return paste to pot, simmer until thick and glossy.
4. 4 Finish with vinegar and cilantro; serve warm with cornbread (mchadi) or shotis puri.