Chicken pieces fried with onion, then simmered in soured cream, garlic and red pepper until rich and glossy.
Jedlibzhe (Chicken in Cream & Garlic)
Ingredients
Method
- Salt the chicken pieces and brown them in butter on all sides; set aside.
- Fry the onion in the same pan until soft and golden.
- Stir in the flour and cook for a minute.
- Return the chicken, add a cup of water, cover and simmer 25 minutes until tender.
- Crush the garlic with salt; stir it in with the soured cream, red pepper and savory.
- Simmer uncovered 5–8 minutes until the sauce thickens and coats the chicken. Serve with paste or bread.
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 |
| 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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Jedlibzhe: questions
How long does it take to make Jedlibzhe?
About 45 minutes, according to the recipe in the Circassian app.
How many people does this Jedlibzhe recipe serve?
It serves 4. The servings control above the ingredients recalculates every quantity for 1 to 40 people.
What is Jedlibzhe made of?
The ingredients are: 1 chicken, jointed (or 1 kg pieces); 2 onions, finely chopped; 1 cup soured cream; 5 garlic cloves; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp wheat flour; 1 tsp red pepper; 1/2 tsp dried savory or thyme; salt and black pepper.
Is Jedlibzhe an everyday or a festive dish?
The Circassian app files it as an everyday dish (Mains & Sauces).
Where does this Jedlibzhe 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 “Jedlibzhe (Chicken in Cream & Garlic)” (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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