Chvishtari – Bake perfect Georgian Cornbread with Cheese

Chvishtari is a traditional dish from beautiful mountainous Svaneti region of Georgia. It is based on mchadi (Georgian cornbread) recipe with addition of the main ingredient – cheese in it. Some use Sulguni to bake chvishtari but usually the sort of cheese depends on your taste.

Preparation:

Gradually add warm water or milk to coarsely ground corn flour until you get dough similar to mchadi dough in consistency. Add grated/finely sliced salty cheese and mix again.
Make small oval flapjacks and fry them from both sides on a well-oiled frying pan. Serve while it’s hot.
You might come across many different versions of this recipe: some recommend to add a bit of farina, some might tell you to add a pinch of baking soda or put a whole slice of cheese inside flapjacks instead of grating it, others add 1-2 eggs or some matsoni to the mix.

Ingredients:

300g of corn flour
200g of cheese
Warm water or milk

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