Eggplant Rolls with Walnuts - Badrijani Nigvzit

This is a vegan/vegetarian delight of rolled Eggplants layered with walnut sauce and garnished with ruby pomegranate seeds. It is a big classic of Georgian cuisine common at every supra (table), where it is served with other vegetable (pkhali) side dishes and appetizers.
Ingredients for Eggplant Rolls with Walnuts (Nigvziani Badrijani)
(Makes 22-24 eggplant rolls)
5 or 6 small eggplants (about 31/2 pounds total weight)
Coarse salt
1/2 cup sunflower or canola oil, plus additional as needed
2 cups walnuts
4 or 5 garlic cloves, peeled
1/3 cup lukewarm water
2 teaspoons ground marigold
2 teaspoons ground blue fenugreek
2 teaspoons ground coriander seed
1/2 teaspoon hot red ground pepper or cayenne
2 to 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
½ cup pomegranate seeds
Cooking with Tamada’s Table will bring the finest recipes, seasonal dishes and authentic tastes of Georgian cuisine to your table. You will cook and learn from a Georgian who understands the perspectives and tastes of the cuisine, while advising on how to source specialty spices.
Georgian cuisine is unique. Fresh herbs - cilantro, tarragon, mint, summer savory, celery - will move into your kitchen and brighten your life and table, providing enormous health benefits as well. Ground walnuts are used in many dishes, instead of oil, and you can even cook meat without adding any fat. There are lots of vegan dishes, including a range of cold vegetable dishes (pkhali) with walnuts, fresh herbs and exotic spices from the Silk Road.
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[@SherydeWinter]

Thank you for this channel. My family is from Georgia. Both my grandmothers died before they could teach me their cooking, and my mom is not in a state to teach me. We're having a Jewish Rosh Ha Shana dinner together and I followed some of your recipes because I want to make my family happy. Your videos gave me the confidence to finally give it a go, even if it's not the specific family recipe. Thank you!!!

[@GeorgianCuisineatTamadasTable]

Glad you liked the recipes, thank you for watching!

[@svetasnyc]

Looks delicious! I only wish my food processor also played Gergian music

[@calelawlor]

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[@katja8177]

Thank you for this wonderful recipe!! I love it

[@jose9578]

Awesome, I will try it!
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[@tinatinmagradze7386]

Absolutely brilliant recipe. Very delicious dish. Everyone should try to cook it. You will like it for sure !!!

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[@calelawlor]

Thank you Tamada. I'm excited to try this today

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[@pava1324]

hi Tamada, is this recipe the same as pkhali ? Or is pkhali just like a paste, a mix of eggplants or beetroot or spinach, with the mix and spices of the walnuts ? I mean, if the walnut paste is not rolled in an aubergine slice, is it still called pkhali ? Thanks and best greetings. Patrick

[@GeorgianCuisineatTamadasTable]

Pkhali are vegetable spreads when vegetables are cooked, chopped and mixed with walnuts, spices, garlic and vinegar. Eggplant rolls are not chopped, so technically we don’t call them pkhali. Thank you for your good question!

[@eveline1725]

Can’t wait to make this myself. Thanks for the great tutorial! Question; the walnuts aren’t toasted right?

[@GeorgianCuisineatTamadasTable]

Thank you, glad you like it, no, the walnuts are not toasted.