Homemade khinkali: the 5 most unusual and delicious fillings

To make khinkali successfully and deliciously, it is enough to make excellent dough and, of course, a delicious filling. It is a mistake to think that only one meat filling is suitable for this dish.

Today, FoodOboz offers you 5 unusual variants of delicious fillings that will give the dish a completely different taste.

1. "Vegan" cheese and mushroom filling

Ingredients:

• tofu cheese - 115 g
• onion - 1 pc.
• mushrooms - 250
• herbs - 3 tbsp. 
• oil - 1-2 tbsp.
• mixture of peppers - 3 tbsp.
• salt - 1 tsp.

Method of preparation:

1. Cut the onion into cubes, wash the mushrooms and cut them as well - you can use a medium cube.
2. Fry them in vegetable oil until tender - about 10 minutes.
3. Put them in a bowl, add herbs, a mixture of peppers and salt, mix and add the diced tofu.

2. Cheese filling

Ingredients:

• Suluguni cheese - 500 g
• butter - 50 g

Method of preparation:

1. Grate the cheese on a fine grater, add the melted, cooled butter, mix thoroughly.

3. Potato filling

Ingredients:

• potatoes - 700 g
• onions - 70 g
• vegetable oil - 1-2 tbsp
• Suluguni cheese - 300 g
• ground black pepper - a pinch
• salt - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Boil the potatoes, make a not very liquid mash out of them.
2. Chop the onion and fry in vegetable oil, add to the pot with the potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and mix.
3. Grate the cheese and add to the potatoes.

4. Chicken and herbs

Ingredients:

• fillet - 300-400 g
• dill, parsley, green onions, cilantro - 30 g each
• salt - to taste
• pepper - to taste

How to cook:

1. Boil the fillet, cut into small cubes.
2. Wash the greens, chop and mix with the fillet, salt and pepper.

5. Fish

• any fish to your taste, except river fish - 400 g
• onion - 1 pc.
• parsley - 1 bunch
• vegetable oil - 1-2 tbsp
• salt, pepper - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Boil the fish, cut into medium slices.
2. Finely chop the onion and fry, then add to the fish.
3. Wash the parsley, chop it finely and add it to the fish, season with salt and pepper, and mix thoroughly.