Boiled chicken pieces dipped again and again in a whisked egg-and-sour-cream batter and fried in butter, building a thick golden crust: a festive fried chicken quite unlike the sauced jedlibzhe.
Jedla (Circassian Crusted Fried Chicken)
Ingredients
Method
- Joint the chicken and simmer in salted water until cooked; lift out and let it dry.
- Make the khudir: whisk the eggs with sour cream and salt, then whisk in flour to a thick, sour-cream consistency.
- Heat plenty of butter in a deep pan until seething; fry the chicken pieces until heated through, then lift out.
- Dip each piece in the batter, then back into the hot butter.
- Repeat the dip-and-fry 2–4 times until a golden crust about 1–1.5 cm thick builds up.
- Serve on a flat plate, garnished with vegetables and greens.
This is the recipe from the Recipes section of the Circassian app, where you can also scale it and save it to your favourites.
Kitchen words in Circassian
The words for what is in this dish, in Kabardian (East Circassian) and Adyghe (West Circassian), with audio from the Circassian app’s lessons and audio course.
| English | Kabardian | Adyghe |
|---|---|---|
| chicken | джэдdzhed | чэтыchetə |
| butter | тхъуцынэtkhwutsyne | тхъуtkhu |
| water | псыpsy | псыpsə |
| salt | шыгъуshyghu | щыгъуshchəghu |
| food | шхынshkhyn | шхыныshkhənə |
| delicious | IэфI'ef' | IэшIу'eshIu |
| This is delicious! | Мыр IэфIщ!Myr 'ef'shch! | Мыр IэшIу!Myr 'esh'u! |
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Jedla: questions
How long does it take to make Jedla?
About 60 minutes, according to the recipe in the Circassian app.
How many people does this Jedla recipe serve?
It serves 4. The servings control above the ingredients recalculates every quantity for 1 to 40 people.
What is Jedla made of?
The ingredients are: 1 chicken, jointed; salt (for the boiling water); plenty of clarified or melted butter, for frying; batter (khudir): 4–5 eggs + 1 tbsp sour cream + a little salt + wheat flour to a thick, pourable batter; vegetables and greens, to garnish.
Is Jedla an everyday or a festive dish?
The Circassian app files it as a festive dish (Mains & Sauces).
Where does this Jedla recipe come from?
From the Recipes section of the Circassian app. The app’s recipes draw on Amjad Jaimoukha’s book Circassian Cuisine and were cross-checked against Russian and Adyghe food sources.
Sources
- Circassian app, Recipes section, recipe “Jedla (Circassian Crusted Fried Chicken)” (recipe data last changed July 2026). The app’s recipes draw on Amjad Jaimoukha’s book Circassian Cuisine and were cross-checked against Russian and Adyghe food sources.
- Circassian app: audio course, Kabardian and Adyghe (the kitchen words: cheese, meat, milk, bread, tea, water, food, delicious), and the lessons’ vocabulary (chicken, salt, butter, honey).
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