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 Elarji

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Elarji

Side Dish
⏱ 30 min
👥 Serves 4
Difficulty ⭐

Cornmeal and cheese beaten together into a stretchy, cheesy polenta from western Georgia.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Elarji is a regional dish of Samegrelo (Mingrelia) in western Georgia: cornmeal cooked in water into a polenta and beaten with lots of sulguni, Georgia's fresh cheese. The melted cheese stretches in long strings, and families scoop it from the pot to share — a warm, homey dish.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At dinner in a Samegrelo home, the family scoops stretchy elarji from the pot with spoons.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Bring water to a boil in a pot and add salt.

  2. Add the cornmeal gradually, stirring so it doesn't clump.

  3. Cook on low for about 15 minutes, stirring, until thick.

  4. Add finely chopped cheese and beat until melted.

  5. When the cheese has fully melted and stretches, turn off the heat.

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